Wet and Dry Environments
They will discover how different environments provide different habitats for a variety of plants and animals, adaptations of plants and animals for their environment and how plants and animals interact with each other.
What happens?
- Explore the different environments within the Botanic Garden
- Compare the features of each environments
- Discover adaptations plants and animals have to survive in different environments
About the Program
They will discover how different environments provide different habitats for a variety of plants and animals, adaptations of plants and animals for their environment and how plants and animals interact with each other.
What happens?
- Explore the different environments within the Botanic Garden
- Compare the features of each environments
- Discover adaptations plants and animals have to survive in different environments
Further Infomation
Minimum students: 15
Maximum group size: no more than two groups of 30 students per day
Please note: no education bookings are available on Fridays.
Class size will be limited for certain activities due to safety considerations and staffing resources.
Example Excursion plan
10amWelcome - introduction and safety talk
10.15am - First activity (see the table on this page for options)
11am - Recess
11.30am - Second activity (see the table on this page for options)
12.30pm - Lunch
1pm - Big Garden Adventure Walk and play in the All Abilities Playground
2pm - Finish
Objectives
Stage 1
- ST1-10LW: describes external features, changes in and growth of living things
- ST1-11LW: describes ways that different places in the environment provide for the needs of living things
- GE1-1: describes features of places and the connections people have with places
Stage 2
- ST2-10LW: describes that living things have life cycles, can be distinguished from non-living things and grouped, based on their observable features
- GE2-1: examines features and characteristics of places and environments
Stage 3
- ST3-10LW: describes how structural features and other adaptations of living things help them to survive in their environment