Propagation Guided by Nature

Growing food plants the forest way

Rainforests have been looking after themselves for thousands of years and been home to a variety of plants, animals and fungi, yet people can struggle to grow a lettuce.

Students will learn about no-dig gardens which mirror the layers of the forest to grow food.

Students will:

• Hear a story on the natural layering system of a forest
• Make connections on how people can use the layering system to grow food
• Make a mini no-dig garden and plant seeds
• Participate in a waste audit of their lunch boxes and pose questions about waste management
• Investigate different geological environments within the Botanic Garden to hypothesise about where soil comes from and is it an infinite resource.

Curriculum links

Stage 1 Curriculum

HS1-GEO-01describes ways people connect to and care for places, water environments and each other, using geographical information

ST1-SCI-01 measures and describes changes in living things, materials, movement, Earth and the sky

ST1-PQU-01 poses questions based on observations and information to investigate cause and effect

Stage 2 Curriculum

HS2-GEO-01 explains how people care for Australia’s environments and participate in Australian society, using Geographical information

Stage 3 Curriculum

HS3-GEO-01 examines global citizenship and how people organise, protect and sustainably use the environment, using geographical information

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