Key Stages: 2 - 3

Description

CD Rom for identifying British plants most likely to be found in gardens, parks, schools, grounds and open spaces. Includes photocopiable worksheets and information sheets, plus a habitats woodland chart.

Three databases: trees and shrubs; wild flowers; grasses.

Full colour original paintings - including details of flowers, twig, fruit, spikelets and other information.

Help buttons - to assist with pinpointing observable features.

Reference buttons - to provide information on classification, keys, plant structure, seed dispersal and adaptations.

Spreadsheets - set-up and ready for recording the abundance of plants.

7 interactive investigations - making keys; photosynthesis; adaptations for pollination and dispersal; butterflies and their larval food plants; plant structure; food webs; test questions on features of plants.

Accompanying worksheet content:

Recording wild flowers; recording trees and shrubs; recording common grasses; sorting flower leaves with keys; investigating plants in light or dark habitats; investigating food chains; adaptations of plants for seed dispersal; plants and their adaptations for pollination; estimating the age of hedges; calculating the age of trees; estimating the height of trees.