Talking to Dr Cate Macinnis-Ng from Te Punaha Matatini, Dr Michelle Dickinson will cover the basics of plant biology in vascular plants, carry out a hands-on experiment and talk about how plants cope with drought.

Climate is the average weather of a given area over a long period of time. This includes seasonal temperatures, rain, sunshine, and large weather events such as storms.

In “Catch My Drift”, students learn about phytoplankton, the key producers in the ocean. Phytoplankton play a similar role to land plants, producing the carbohydrates and oxygen that marine consumers depend on. Phytoplankton also play an important role in the carbon cycle.

The Fungi Kingdom is more diverse than the Plant Kingdom. Fungi are more closely related to animals than plants.

Feeling a little hungry? Then grab a snack and watch Bill Nye the Science Guy’s episode on the Food Web.

“Wood” you like to learn more about forests? Then watch this episode of Bill Nye the Science Guy.
Link for video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTl-ahesO7M

Have you ever noticed that most plants grow towards the sunlight? Make your own plant light maze to see phototropism in action!

This topic gives children an opportunity to investigate and understand how reproduction (whakaputa uri) happens in flowering plants (tupu puāwai).

Bill wants to plant some ideas in your head – about plants.

Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink… Why? Because it’s salt water of course! In this unit, investigate how salinity affects the growth of plants and examine what that may mean for the environment.

This week we will be learning all about native and introduced plants in Aotearoa, the different parts of flowers and how to grow plants from seeds (propagation).