The+University+of+Dundee+Botanic+Garden

The University of Dundee Botanic Garden is an ideal location for a range of environmental studies based projects. The move towards promoting outdoor education has recently been gathering a great deal of interest and a visit to the garden is an idea catalyst for exploring the possibilities of outdoor education. There is an education officer that can provide advice and suggestions for activities depending on the time of year and topics related to a defined course of study.

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There are many links across the curriculum ranging from early stages - forth level under Curriculum for Excellence. A small example of these links would be topic related studies using the following outcomes - I can identify and classify examples of living things, past and present, to help me appreciate their diversity. I can relate physical and behavioural characteristics to their survival or extinction.  **[|SCN 2-01a]**
 * Biodiversity in the upper stages: **

**Environmental studies in the early years:**

 I can explore and discover the interesting features of my local environment to develop an awareness of the world around me.
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 * Health and Wellbeing across the stages: **

The garden contains a variety of plants that demonstate food sources including citrus fruits, bananas and herbs. The opportunity to see these in a habitat can give children a better understanding of where their food comes from. For older students tthis may lead to an investigation into cross pollination as the fruits are in their original form and may appear different to those which they encounter in the shops.

I explore and discover where foods come from as I choose, prepare and taste different foods. [|virtual tour]
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 * [|When preparing and cooking a variety of foods, I am becoming aware of the journeys which foods make from source to consumer, their seasonality, their local availability and their sustainability.] **
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Garden Opening Hours are as follows: These times apply throughout the year with the exception of Christmas Day, Boxing Day and the 1st and 2nd January.
 * ~ **Mar - Oct** || Mon - Sun || 10.00 am - 4.30 pm ||
 * ~ **Nov - Feb** || Mon - Sun || 10.00 am - 3.30 pm ||

You can contact the Botanic garden by using the contact details below, or by completing their [|online information form.]

University of Dundee Botanic Garden & Grounds Riverside Drive DUNDEE DD2 1QH
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 * Telephone:** 01382 381190 (office) / 01382 381193 (coffee shop)
 * Fax:** 01382 640574
 * E-mail:** botanicgardens@dundee.ac.uk

All images courtesy of Friends of University of Dundee Botanic Garden, their Flikr page contains many strking images from the garden and can be found via this [|link].

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