Key Stage 2 sessions
Our Key Stage 2 sessions are designed to inspire and engage pupils of 7 to 11 years. We aim, through inquiry-based learning and active participation, to inspire curiosity and fascination about the world, plants and its people.
Overview
Our Key Stage 2 sessions are taught by experienced teachers in groups of 15 pupils. The sessions last 45 or 90 minutes. Some sessions focus on lower or upper key stage 2, please check the curriculum links for more information.
Browse our 90 minute sessions
90 minutes
KS2 Art in nature
Connect with nature and explore the unique world of ‘form and function’ at the iconic Kew Gardens.
90 mins
KS2 Carbon & Climate Change
Investigate how plants and fungi can help rebalance carbon and protect our planet’s future.
90 minutes
KS2 Endeavour: Kew Crime Scene
Kew Constabulary need help with a plant crime investigation...are you up to the challenge? Put your detective skills to the test.
90 minutes
KS2 Evolution and adaptation
Follow in the footsteps of Darwin and unravel the mysteries of how plants have adapted to a variety of habitats, from the dry deserts to the hot rainforest.
90 minutes
KS2 Art and history: Marianne North
Pupils will learn about the life and adventures of Marianne North, a Victorian naturalist and prolific botanical artist, and will produce a piece of artwork to take home.
90 minutes
KS2 Maths in the great outdoors
Allow pupils to develop confidence and mental fluency in number, measurement, shape and space in the natural environment.
90 minutes
KS2 Plant hunters
Follow in the footsteps of Carl Linnaeus and modern day Kew scientists in this exploration of keys, classification and the naming and grouping of living things.
90 minutes
KS2 Plant scientists
What is a seed? What do plants need to grow and be healthy? Why do bees waggle? Investigate the life cycle of flowering plants in the perfect outdoor environment at Kew.
90 minutes
KS2 Rainforests: People and plants
Take a multi-sensory journey through our living rainforest and get up close to our amazing collection of rainforest artefacts to explore the links between people and plants.
Browse our 45 minute sessions
45 minutes
KS2 Evolution
Which plants were around at the time of the dinosaurs? Have those plants changed and if so, why?
45 minutes
KS2 Medicinal plants and the science of Kew
Do you feel nauseous, have a headache, or need to get rid of a verruca? Then explore the wide range plants at Kew that have medicinal properties.
45 minutes
KS2 Pollination
What is the link between insects and plants? Why are bees so important? Explore the magnificent plant life of Kew observing pollinators at work.
45 minutes
KS2 Rainforests: People and plants
Lower Key Stage 2: You are stranded in the rainforest, hungry, no shelter and some of your group are ill. Can the plants of the rainforest help you?
Upper Key Stage 2: How do the plants from the rainforest provide food, shelter and medicine for the people who live there and also provide us with products we need or enjoy?