Key Stage 5 sessions
KS5 visits to Wakehurst are taught by experienced and enthusiastic teachers. These programmes are planned in detail and tailored to suit your exam board specifications.
Our learning programme at Kew’s wild botanic garden in West Sussex inspires curiosity and wonder in the world of plants and fungi.
We offer hands-on education sessions designed around inquiry-based learning and our sessions link to the curriculum and Kew’s science work.
A full-day’s educational trip to Wakehurst typically features two sessions. Our team work with you to plan a day that suits your preferred learning themes and timings.
Browse Key Stage 5 sessions
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2 hours
KS5 Plant conservation: Kew's Millennium Seed Bank
Pupils visit the renowned Millennium Seed Bank to discover its vital role in the worldwide conservation of plant biodiversity.
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2 hours
KS5 DNA Electrophoresis
Pupils apply the technique of DNA profiling in a Customs and Excise investigation.
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2 hours
KS5 Micropropagation and cloning
Pupils use micropropagation techniques and explore the uses of cloning as a conservation tool.
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2 hours
KS5 Plant conservation around Wakehurst
Pupils explore how plants are being conserved for the future as they walk through Wakehurst’s diverse landscape.
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2 hours
KS5 Photosynthesis
Pupils take a practical approach to photosynthesis which develops theoretical understanding, and reflect on the fundamental importance of this reaction to life on Earth.
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2 hours
KS5 Woodland investigation - biodiversity and conservation
Pupils experience conservation in action as they use a variety of fieldwork techniques in Wakehurst’s inspiring ancient woodland.
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2 hours
KS5 Meadow investigation – biodiversity and conservation
Pupils explore conservation in action as they complete fieldwork in Wakehurst’s beautiful meadow lowland.
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Full day visit
KS5 Art and design in a botanic garden
Pupils use creative approaches to explore, develop and record ideas using our world class collections of diverse and inspirational plants.
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90 minutes - 2 hours
KS5 Microscopy and plant transport structures
Pupils practice their skills using our high-quality microscopes, identify plant transport structures, and learn how Kew scientists apply these skills in their work.
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2 hours
KS5 Plant taxonomy
Pupils take a practical approach to the principles of classification using a wide variety of specimens including material from Kew’s Herbarium.
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2 hours
KS5 Science in the workplace - Kew's Millennium Seed Bank
Pupils visit Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank, one of the largest seed banks in the world and experience ex situ conservation in action.
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