This past week we were learning about how flowers help us by creating seeds to make more plants. Our classes were very proud of themselves because they learnt big words like "pollination", and were able to explain what that meant. To do this we had to understand the parts of a plant and their function.
We studied the petunias that we had planted at the beginning of the year, to see clearly these different parts. However, Megan and I decided that an outing to Bot Gardens would be great to see a variety of examples.
So on Friday we set off bright and early.
We first looked at various plants to discover their stamens and carpels. We really enjoyed seeing the beautiful orchids in the orchid house. Lots of plants had gone to seed, the children were so excited to find the 'seed boxes' and collect seeds.
We then spent time in the sensory garden. We divided the children into groups. Each group had to find as many examples of how the senses were catered for in the space.
Next we looked in the fern garden, we explained to the children about how ferns use spores instead of flowers to grow new plants. Each child had to sketch a fern frond.
Finally we explored the herb garden and discussed how some plants help us either to make our food taste better or in other ways such as medically. Here we used our sense of smell and taste to really experience this area.
The time went by so quickly. We just had time for a quick snack before heading back to school. The children enjoyed the outing and hopefully benefited from the hands on experience.
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