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Students observe their school garden for 10 minutes and record any pollinators they see (with adult supervision). Compare the results over a few days, or even a few weeks if the season is changing and make note of what the garden looks like at the same time. Discuss what changes.

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Students will complete the 'Be a Pollinator' interactive game, recording their observations in their science journals.

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Pollinator Pathway | Games | Nature Cat | PBS KIDS

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Students design and draw their ideal pollinator garden, researching and including plants that attract different types of pollinators. They must consider flowering seasons and climate requirements. Extension: Create mini garden models using craft materials.

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In pairs, students will create a simple model of a flower using paper craft materials, showing pollen, stigma, and petals. We encourage you to upcycle art equipment in your classroom. Students can then act out the pollination process using their model.

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Using the world temperature map template below, students color-code regions where pollinator activity might be affected by temperature changes. They can discuss how these changes might impact food production in different areas. Materials: World maps, coloured pencils, temperature data cards.

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We hope you enjoy exploring our unit on Pollination!

We’d be thrilled to welcome you and your class to the Geelong Botanic Gardens for an engaging learning experience outside the classroom.

To complement your lessons, we recommend visiting the Geelong Botanic Garden for our Natures Gardeners lesson, or you could take a self-guided tour around the Gardens to deepen the concepts learned in class.

If you’d like to book either an educator-led or self-guided experience, please follow the link below.

Book an education program at the Geelong Botanic Gardens

Geelong Botanic Gardens Education Department

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Students will be able to explain the process of pollination and describe how different animals (especially bees) help in plant reproduction.

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Australian Curriculum - Science Understanding (Biological Sciences): Living things depend on each other and the environment to survive (VCSIS054. VCSSU043, VCSIS050)

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• I can explain what pollination is.
• I can identify at least 3 different pollinators.
• I can describe how pollination helps plants reproduce.
• I can explain why pollinators are important for our environment.

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Show your class an apple and ask: 'How did this apple grow? What had to happen before we could have this fruit?' Lead into discussion about flowers and pollination.

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Present key concepts about pollination using the video. After watching, create a class mind map to collect student observations about pollinators.

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Flowers and Their Pollinators: A Perfect Match! | Spring is Here! | SciShow Kids

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Students complete the sentence: 'Pollination is important because...'

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Share 3-4 exit ticket responses and discuss as a class what would happen if there were no pollinators.

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Write a short story from the perspective of a bee helping flowers reproduce.

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Create a simple poster showing the relationship between pollinators and the foods we eat.

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Students work in pairs to carefully dissect different types of flowers to identify and label the main parts involved in pollination (stamen, pistil, pollen, etc.). Using magnifying glasses, they can observe and draw the different parts in their science journals. Materials needed: Various flowers, magnifying glasses, scissors, science journals.

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Create a visual timeline showing how pollination patterns have changed over recent decades due to climate change. Students add pictures and facts at different points on the timeline and discuss possible future scenarios. Materials: Long paper roll, markers, climate data cards.

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Flowers in Disguise: How Insects See Differently

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Flowers in Disguise: How Insects See Differently

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Use this PowerPoint presentation to explore how insects see flowers differently and how this impacts on their pollination journey