Curriculum Overview
Using orchards across the curriculum, plus links to additional teaching and school orchard resources
PDFUsing orchards across the curriculum, plus links to additional teaching and school orchard resources
PDFLabel parts of a tree and their functions, identify tree bark and compare seeds, explore the whys and hows of fruit tree grafting, explore orchard biodiversity... and why do apples go brown?
PDFInvestigate how many fruit trees you can plant at a site in rows or in a quincunx pattern, estimate numbers of apples on a tree, use a mix of fruits for fractions, ratios... and much more
PDFExplore landscape changes via historic maps, discover stories of orchard workers, investigate the story of an orchard near you
PDFDevelop your fieldwork skills in an orchard, compare records with maps and aerial photos, link fruit varieties to place, plot the journey from plant to plate
PDFDescribe a tree to a blindfolded partner, create an advert for a new fruit variety, be an historic orchard worker and write a diary entry
PDFIdentify trees by bark and buds, explore the fruit growing season, become a pomologist and identify apples, learn how to store and preserve fruits...
PDFFruit portraits, orchard landscapes and using an orchard as an artists studio
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