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Geelong Botanic Gardens
Primary School Excursions - Geelong Botanic Gardens

Excite and engage through garden exploration. Our education programs are specifically targeted at primary school students. 

Designed with links to curriculum and opportunities for hands-on learning they aim to foster and build connections between people plants and nature.

Explore our suggested post-excursion activities which can be found below in the ‘EDU resources’.

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Lower Primary

Foundation to Grade 2

Name of Program Themes EDU Resources Links to Curriculum
Veg Patch Explorers Exploring textures scents and parts of plants in the veg garden at the GBG. Optional tasting.  Take-home seed in a pot. Sensory Books Children make textural ‘books’ of different plant materials.Sensory Books Activity Sheet Early Years Learning Framework: Outcome 1 Outcome 4 Victorian Curriculum Foundation / Level 1:
Seasons and Cycles  Tuning into the seasons and observing changes that occur naturally throughout the year. Garden walk and seasonal scavenger hunt. Seasons Wheels Children and adults discuss circular seasonal cycles as they make patterns of natural materials.Seasons Wheels Activity Sheet Early Years Learning Framework: Outcome 1 Outcome 4 Victorian Curriculum Links: Foundation / Level 1 - Science:

Middle Primary

Grades 3-4

Name of Program Themes EDU Resources Links to Curriculum
Plant Geometry Symmetry in plants – how this is used to classify and describe new species. Plant charades and movement activities followed by drawing. Shape & Symmetry Symmetry geometry shape and rotation. Science knowledge – plant structures plant taxonomy. Insects as an extension idea.Shape and Symmetry Activity Sheet Level 3 - Mathematics: Level 4 - Mathematics: Levels 3 and 4 - Science
Plant Hunters How and why people collected and transported plants. Wardian cases and how they work. Plant Hunting History – reasons for exploration and settlement Geography - natural resources use. Design Tech – build your own Wardian case.Plant Hunting Activity Sheet Level 3 Level 4 - History: Level 3 Level 4 - Geography: Level 3 Level 4 - Design & Technologies:
Plant Hunters How and why people collected and transported plants.. Wardian cases and how they work. Climate Control Students design and build their own climate case inspired by Wardian cases – can link to modern IT and technologiesClimate Control Activity Sheet Level 3 Level 4 - Design & Technologies:
Decoding the Secrets of Plants Understanding the clues in plant names. Where does this plant come from? Practicing learning to observe and to look at the features of plants. Leaf Detectives Students learn the parts of plants and how leaf shape texture and size can provide some clues about how the plant has adapted to the conditions of its natural environment.Leaf Detectives Activity Sheet Level 3 Level 4 - Science:

Upper Primary

Grades 5-6

Name of Program Themes EDU Resources Links to Curriculum
Decoding the Secrets of Plants Understanding the clues in plant names. Where does this plant come from? Practicing learning to observe and to look at the features of plants. Leaf Detectives Students learn the parts of plants and how leaf shape texture and size can provide some clues about how the plant has adapted to the conditions of its natural environment.Leaf Detectives Activity Sheet Level 5 Level 6 - Science:
Going Underground Underground explorers – focusing on compost worms and the importance of building soil. Wriggle Olympics A way to engage students with underground life – worms. Understanding what’s happening in the ground that soil is an ecosystem of interacting living and non-living things.Wriggle Olympics Activity Sheet Level 5 Level 6 - Science:
Plant Hunters How and why people collected and transported plants. Wardian cases and how they work. Climate Control Students design and build their own climate case inspired by Wardian cases – can link to modern IT and technologiesClimate Control Activity Sheet Level 5 Level 6 - Science:
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