Link to ANBG Education.
Join ANBG staff in their living classroom to discover Australia's rich natural and cultural heritage. Explore the connections between people, plants, and animals through inquiry-based exploration and hands-on learning experiences.
About ANBG Education
Preschool to yr 2
Discover what makes the habitat successful for our Aussie animals to make it a home. Get crafty and make your own Gardens creature out of natural materials to take home.
Foundation Year –Yr 2
Budding Botanist - Growing plants: seeds and soilPot up an Australian native seed to grow as a take-home experiment.
Pond Dipping - Habitats and Lifecycles
Explore the skimmers, slinkers and swimmers with magnifying glasses. Who feeds on who and what do they need to survive?
Using Bush Plants - Indigenous food, medicine and tools
Experience our indigenous handling collection and discover how our plants can provide everything needed for life; food medicine and tools. Discover how native plants are used today.
Year 1 and 2 Science
Around Oz in an HourDownload Plants of the Mallee Shrublands (teacher notes PDF - 635 KB)
Facilitated Programs. Years 3-6
Using Bush Plants - Indigenous food, medicine and toolsExplore Australian plants and landscapes through the eyes of Indigenous Australians.
Experience our indigenous handling collection and discover how our plants can provide everything needed for life; food medicine and tools. Discover how native plants are used today.Around Oz in an Hour
Have you ever walked across Australia in an hour?Experience the sights, sounds and smells of Australia's ecosystems from subtropical rainforests to the arid red centre and more as you explore how the Australian environment has shaped our unique plants.
Budding Botanist - Growing plants: Germination, flowers and photosynthesis
What special tricks do plants use to grow and survive in different environments? Get hands-on and discover how to germinate Australian seeds, investigate the different parts of plants under the microscope and discover the Gardens role in the conservation of Australia's Flora.
The Plant Kingdom
Common Australian Plant Families
Propagating Australian Plants
Pond Dipping - Habitats and Lifecycles
Investigate the teaming life in a freshwater pond. Who feeds on who? Analyse your catch macroscopically and then see every hair and claw with our microscopes. Classify and categorise your findings into a simple food web.
Twilight
Unlock the Garden gates and shine a spotlight into a whole new world. Experience the sounds, smells and textures of the Gardens in the dark as you explore the rainforest to the red centre. Uncover the stories of our native plants, spy for nocturnal wildlife then share your discoveries over a hot Milo and biscuits (optional extra).Great evening activity for local and interstate schools, scouts, guides and youth groups.
Want some hardcore botany or science? We design the program for your needs! Speak to our Education Officer about elements to include in your program:
- Plant identification - Classification, major Australian families, herbarium specimens, microscope dissections and using keys
- Plant Structures - discover the strategies plant use to grow and survive through investigating under the microscope seeds, leaves, stems and flowers.
- Horticulture - from pre-treatment of seed, to sowing, aftercare, transplanting and cuttings, learn how our Horticulturalists manage the Gardens
- Photosynthesis - learn the ins and outs of plant respiration and why we need them to survive
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