To learn about the ecology of native plant species, their stages of development and forms of growth. The importance as useful plants.
Today, the potato is an everyday vegetable that every child knows. But what was it like back then when the potato was discovered in a faraway land? The potato on the plate is commonplace, but what does the potato plant look like? And how do potatoes grow? What makes the potato so valuable that it feeds so many people? And how have cultivation and harvesting methods changed?
The children playfully work out the answers to these questions at our stations. They learn about the exciting history of the potato and its transformation from an exotic plant to a staple food. The children are also spurred on to excel in a peeling competition.
Competences:
The pupils ...
name, sketch and describe the development of the potato from the mother tuber to the harvest of new tubers as a cyclical process in the course of the seasons and its cultivation in the past and today
learn about the potato as a domestic crop and the exciting story of how the potato went from being an exotic plant to a staple food
investigate the structure of a potato plant and the ingredients of the potato tuber using small experiments
practise their fine motor skills with the peeling knife
practise their perception using their sense of touch
use a microscope properly
Competences in the sense of ESD:
The pupils ...
learn about modern agriculture in comparison with traditional farming methods; how do you feed many people with this staple food?
learn about the wide range of products that are based on the cultivation of potatoes
compare conventional farming with organic farming
Raising awareness about biodiversity is initiated and promoted (diversity of varieties).
