Key Stages: 1 - 2

Description

CD Rom for the easy identification of trees and shrubs commonly found in gardens, parks and open spaces. Includes photocopiable worksheets and information sheets.

For more information, please click on the "Interactive CD-ROM" image.

Forty-one species of common British trees and shrubs - simple questions which encourage the observation of important characteristics.

Database which can be browsed.

Descriptive text - basic information on habitat, flowers, type and dispersal of fruit.

Optional voice-over to assist non-readers.

Five interactive investigations - dispersal, what plants needs to make food, labelling tree parts, match trees to their leaf, flower & fruit tile game.

Facility to develop early ICT skills.

Accompanying worksheet content:

Matching leaf shapes to trees; sorting leaves using a key; recording types of fruit; methods of dispersal; matching trees to leaves & fruits; investigating tree structure; living things, food and photosynthesis.