Series: Biodiversity

Pack 2: Plants

Lynette Merrick

2065Paper-based / ePackJun 98
ISBN: Paper-based 978 1 85749 391 7; ePack 978 1 84070 492 1

This pack provides a complete kit of materials for teaching how to identify and then classify a wide range of common plants. Beautifully illustrated, the publication is well-referenced to the curriculum and provides:

• teacher's notes
• background information on identification techniques, key construction, structure, function, adaptation, diversity, food chains
• identification and key cards
• activity calendars
• pupil sheets
• suggestions for the integration of ICT
• recording sheets
• advice on creating databases
• glossary.

This pack includes identification and 'key' cards for:

• 40 wild flowers
• 24 grasses
• 40 trees and shrubs.

Contents

Introduction

Section 1 Identifying plants

• Wild flowers
• Trees and shrubs
• Common grasses

Section 2 Investigating plants in their habitats

• Project 1: Where can I find plants with these features?
• Project 2: Does the amount of light affect the type of plants within habitats?
• Project 3: What type of growing conditions do different plants prefer?
• Project 4: Why are green plants vital to the food chain?

Section 3 Recording plants and their diversity

Glossary

Index to handouts

Other titles in the series

• Pack 1: Animals