Barnaby Bear Investigates Hedgerows Geographical Association 2014 Hello
Barnaby Bear Investigates – Hedgerows ©Geographical Association 2014
Hello Everyone –this hedgerow is full of wild flowers! It’s Spring and everything is growing… Look for the pink flowers in the hedgerow? click when you find them…… ©Geographical Association 2014
Well done! This flower is called a pink campion. They grow by the side of roads and hedges. See if you can spot them in the next picture …. Click! ©Geographical Association 2014
Here they are! Can you see the pink campions? Click to see if you are right…. Now let’s have a closer look at these yellow flowers. Click on one… ©Geographical Association 2014
Click! You might know this one it’s called a buttercup. It’s colour is just like butter! ©Geographical Association 2014
So now you should be able to spot both buttercups and pink campions in this Pink Campions hedgerow. Click when you have found them…. Buttercups Can you see another plant? What colour is it? When you find it click on it…. ©Geographical Association 2014
Well done! This white plant is called cow parsley. Click and take a closer look…. Cow parsley flowers look like little white umbrellas. You can see who likes these flowers! Click! ©Geographical Association 2014
There is still one more plant to find but it’s well hidden! To look closer – click on the arrow… ©Geographical Association 2014
It’s hidden in the undergrowth but if it finds you it will stick to your clothing! Click on it to see it close up…. . This plant is called Goosegrass. Why do you think it sticks to your clothes? Click to find out…. . ©Geographical Association 2014
Why do you think Goosegrass sticks to your clothing? 1. To stop animals eating it. 2. To stop you picking it. Goosegrass has little sticky seeds that stick to animal fur or your clothing…. . 3. To get you to take it’s seeds to another place. Which one do you think is the right answer? Click when you have decided. This is so the seeds will drop off and grow in another place…. Very clever!! ©Geographical Association 2014
Well done! That’s 4 plants spotted. Let’s check that you can remember them all. Here Goes……. . Click! ©Geographical Association 2014
Pink campion Buttercup Cow parsley What is this? Click! Say the name of each plant ©Geographical Association 2014 Click! Goosegrass What is this? ? Click! Did you get them all?
So let’s investigate…… What can you name in this hedgerow? When you think you’ve named all the plants click for the answers. ©Geographical Association 2014
Pink campion How did you do? Did you spot all four? Click to check… Goosegrasss Buttercups ©Geographical Association 2014 Cow parsley
Here are some plants you might know: Click when you have an answer Stinging nettle ©Geographical Association 2014
Do you know this one? Click when you have an answer Dandelion ©Geographical Association 2014
Do you know this one? Click when you have an answer Fern ©Geographical Association 2014
Do you know this one? Click when you have an answer Primrose ©Geographical Association 2014
You can find all these plants in hedgerows. Test your friends and see how they do!!! ©Geographical Association 2014
Barnaby Bear Investigates – Hedgerows The End. ©Geographical Association 2014 Bye!
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