Scientist for a Day

Step into the world of plant science at the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, where students will explore nature just like real scientists do. Through sensory-based investigations, children will observe, describe, and compare the features of plants, building on their existing knowledge of the natural world. As they explore the rich diversity of living collections, they’ll practice grouping plants by their observable features, sharing their discoveries using everyday and scientific vocabulary.

Students will:

• Use their senses to explore
• Investigate what scientists who study plants do in their work
• Investigate different plant shapes, sizes, textures, and where they grow
• Go on a discovery walk

Key focuses:

• Science stories
• Conservation
• Observing, comparing, describing

Curriculum links:

• Science, Foundation to Level 2
  • VC2S2H01 scientific knowledge is based on observations of the natural world using the senses, and scientific tools and instruments
  • VC2S2U01 plants and animals have observable features that can be used to group them in different ways
  • VC2S2I06 observations, findings and ideas can be shared with others by using everyday and some scientific vocabulary