A journey to the equator - Exciting flora of the tropics and deserts
What are the tropics and where do you find them? What plants grow there? Can you freeze in the desert? Why do cacti look different from other plants?
The children go on an experimental journey to the equator. They playfully learn how tropical weather differs from our weather. In the tropical and desert houses of the Botanical Garden, they get up close and personal with the plants. They learn where we encounter tropical plants in everyday life, for example, in our food or as clothing. In the desert habitat, they learn how succulents survive despite lack of water and heat.
Competencies:
Students ...
practice their perception through the senses of smell, taste and touch
associate everyday products with their country of origin and the plants from which they are made
explore typical landscapes with their special climate in greenhouses and represent their diversity (tropical rainforest, desert)
recognize and explain interdependencies between plants, animals and their habitats
Competencies in the sense of ESD:
Students ...
recognize and explain interdependencies between plants, animals and their habitats (tropical rainforest, deserts)
learn how many products that we consume as a matter of course come from the tropical rainforest
are sensitized for fair trade (fair payment of farmers in the countries of origin of fruits and products)
learn about the problems of environmental pollution associated with the long transport routes and cultivation methods, such as
clearing of tropical rainforests for cocoa and palm oil plantations (chocolate, Nutella)
use of chemical pesticides
global interdependencies are pointed out and a cosmopolitan way of thinking is created
