Budding botanist: germination, flowers & photosynthesis

What special tricks do plants use to grow and survive in different environments?

This hands-on session will show you how to germinate Australian seeds and examine the different parts of plants under a microscope.

You’ll also learn about the Australian National Botanic Gardens’ role in conserving threatened plant species.

Resources

• The plant kingdom
• Common Australian plant families
• Propagating Australian plants

Australian Curriculum connections

Year 4

• AC9S3U01: Compare characteristics of living and non-living things and examine the differences between the life cycles of plants and animals.

Year 5

• AC9S5U01: Examine how particular structural features and behaviours of living things enable their survival in specific habitats.

Year 6

• AC9S6U01: Investigate the physical conditions of a habitat and analyse how the growth and survival of living things is affected by changing physical conditions.