Primary School Resources

Looking closer, learning more… through exciting new classroom resources!

These free activity plans are written by curriculum experts and include videos, images and other engaging material from the Botanic Gardens and Centennial Parklands.

Strengthen learning outcomes in conjunction with an excursion to one of our sites, or use them as stand-alone resources.

School Garden Ideas

Stage 1 - Learn how to create sensory, no-dig, herb spiral and wicking bed gardens.

Orange beetle on snap-trap carnivorous plant.

Carnivorous Plant Adaptations

Stage 3 - Explore the world of meat-eating plants.

Top view close-up of a Wollemi Pine.

Wonders of Wollemi

Stage 2/3 - Discover more about these 'dinosaur trees'.

Yellow-Spotted-Masked-Bee on yellow flower.

Cumberland Plain Woodland

Stage 2/3 - Explore this original vegetation of western Sydney.

Stage 1 - Explore the creatures and features of Centennial Parklands.

More Trees? Yes Please!

Stage 2 - Learn more about the importance of trees.

Name a Plant Competition

Learn more about the competition and what it takes to name a plant before you enter online

Name a Plant Competition

Learn more about the competition and what it takes to name a plant before you enter online

The Secret Life of Pollinators

Stage 2 - Learn about the importance of pollination to plants and us.

Adaptations of Living Things

Stage 3 - Discover the clever ways plants and animals are adapted to their environment.

Adaptations of Living Things

Stage 3 - Discover the clever ways plants and animals are adapted to their environment.

Garden Safari - Invertebrates

Stage 1 - Explore the world of four different invertebrate animals you might find in and around the garden.

Garden Safari - Invertebrates

Stage 1 - Explore the world of four different invertebrate animals you might find in and around the garden.

People, Plants and Places

Stage 1/2/3 - Explore the history of people, plants and places of the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.

People, Plants and Places

Stage 1/2/3 - Explore the history of people, plants and places of the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.

Stage 2/3/4 - Explore the vibrant Living World of colour through the inBLOOM exhibition at The Calyx.

Stage 2/3/4 - Explore the vibrant Living World of colour through the inBLOOM exhibition at The Calyx.

Bushfires in Australia

Stage 3 - Explore how bushfires shape the Australian landscape.

Roots, Shoots, Flowers and Fruits

Stage 1 - Discover the different parts of plants and their uses.

The Superpowers of Plants

Stage 3 - Explore what superpowers, adaptations and plants have to do with each other.

The Superpowers of Plants

Stage 3 - Explore what superpowers, adaptations and plants have to do with each other.

A cormorant drying his feathers

Stage 2 - Explore the fascinating physical characteristics, life cycle and behaviours of birds.

possum in a habitat box

Stage 1 - Explore the features of four heroes of their habitat.

natural parts in an artistic form

Stage 2/3 - Explore how the natural world is used to inspire artists and designers.

a lady beetle on a leaf

Early Stage 1 - Discover what living things need to survive.

Staff sampling seaweed on the rock platform

Project Codium - Saving Seaweed

Stage 2/3 - Follow the design process to protect seaweeds along our coastlines.

Project Codium - Saving Seaweed

Stage 2/3 - Follow the design process to protect seaweeds along our coastlines.

Aboriginal art of a whale

Seasons and Sustainability

Stage 2 - Discover how seasonal indicators and sustainability form an essential part of Aboriginal Culture.

Seasons and Sustainability

Stage 2 - Discover how seasonal indicators and sustainability form an essential part of Aboriginal Culture.

a beautiful frangipani

Gardening by Biome

Stage 3 - Learn about some of the world's biomes and how to design gardens based on these biomes.

Gardening by Biome

Stage 3 - Learn about some of the world's biomes and how to design gardens based on these biomes.