Name a Plant Competition

Imagine not having a name... that’s exactly what's happened to one mystery plant that's held in our Herbarium. It was discovered decades ago, yet never given a scientific name. Soon it will have a scientific name - chosen from the many competition entries we received!

Tune in on Thursday 5 November at 11am to to find out what happens when new species are discovered by Western Science https://dartconnections.org.au/excursions/name-a-plant

Skills development and application

This online resource assists students in Years K-6 to develop the following scientific skills:

scientific inquiry through the process of working scientifically
design and production processes in the development of solutions
design and production of digital solutions

Teacher Resources

Why are plants important?

https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/stories/2020/trees-what-are-they-good-for
https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/stories/2018/no-plants-no-animals
https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/stories/2018/no-plants-no-medicine
https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/stories/2018/no-plants-no-food
https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/stories/2020/trees-what-are-they-good-for

Bush Food

https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/Science/Branch-Out/banking-our-bush-foods

Herbarium

https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/stories/2018/national-herbarium-of-nsw-this-is-your-life!
https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/stories/2019/the-curious-case-of-plant-blindness https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/Science/Our-science-staff/Dr-Marco-Duretto

Naming a Plant

https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/stories/2019/what-is-in-a-plant-name
https://www.australianbotanicgarden.com.au/stories/2018/%e2%80%98dog%e2%80%99s-balls%e2%80%99-stands-out-as-a-new-species

Plants in our lives

Human life would be impossible without plants. Learn more about it here!

What is a botanic garden?

A botanic garden is a living laboratory filled with plants from all around the world.

What happened to our Wild Carrot?

Learn more about the Trachymene and also how to make scientific drawings!

About the name a plant competition

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