Enjoy yourselves in a wonderland of science with over 50, 000 living plants and a variety of educational events or amusing activities. Here is essential information about planning a school visit to Kew.
Educational session prices
You can plan a self-led visit or book one of our educational sessions. Students will take part in the educational sessions in groups of 15. Prices vary according to different situations.
EYFS (Early years Foundation Stage) to
Key Stage 4: ●45-minute session: $35/group ●90-minute session: $70/group
Key Stage 5: ●Half day(one session): $80/group ●Full day(two sessions): $160/group
Teachers and adults:
●Up to required key stage ratios: Free
●Adults needed for 1:1 special educational needs support: Free
●Adults above the required ratios: $11/person
The payment will be due within 28 calendar days of making the booking.
Health and safety
Required supervising adult-student ratios:
●Key Stage 1:1:5
●Key Stage 2:1:8
●Key Stage 3:1:10
●Key Stage 4: 1:12
●Key Stage 5: 1:12
The group sizes should be controlled if you are visiting restricted spots or potentially busy areas such as the glasshouses and other attractions. The maximum number of students visiting the glasshouses is 15 per group and each group to Kew shops should include no more than 10 students.
We offer a guide to help you customize a risk assessment specific to your own needs
If there is an emergency, please contact the nearest Kew staff member or call Constabulary on 02083323333 for direct and quick support. Please do not call 999.
Planning your visit
Your tickets and two planning passes will be sent to you upon receipt of your payment. You can complete your risk assessment with the passes. Ensure you bring your tickets and the receipt document and show them to the staff members at the gate on the day of your visit.
Recommended timings
The Kew Gardens opens at 10 am. You are recommended to spend at least three to five hours on your visit. The closing time varies throughout the year. But the earliest is 3:30 pm. We have a fixed schedule for educational sessions, which is from 10:30 am to 2:20 pm (except KS5).
Most rain forests lie close to the equator(赤道), where the climate is often mild and there are long hours of sunshine. The warmth of the land heats the air above, causing it to rise and tiny drops of water to fall as rain. The rainfall can reach at least 98 inches a year. This wet, warm world with plenty of sunlight is perfect for plants to grow, so the trees grow fast with green leaves all the year round. The trees themselves also have an effect on the climate. They gather water from the soil and pass it out into the air through their leaves. The wet air then forms clouds, which hang over the treetops like smoke. These clouds protect the forest from the daytime heat and night-time cold of nearby deserts, keeping temperatures fit for plant growth.
Rain forests slightly farther away from the equator remain just as warm, but they have a dry season of three months or more when little rain falls. Tree leaves fall during this dry season and new leaves grow when the wet season or monsoon(雨季) begins. Thus these areas are known as the "monsoon forest".
Another type of rain forest grows on tropical mountainsIt is often called the "cloud forest" because clouds often hang over the trees like fog.
The rain forest is the ideal place for the growth of many different trees. Most of them depend on animals to eat their fruits and spread their seeds. When the fruits are eaten, the seeds inside them go undamaged through animals' stomachs and are passed out in their droppings. The seeds lying on the forest floor then grow into new trees.
Some animals in the world have a natural ability that human beings don't have.
Seals may be able to detect (探测) fish up to 100 m away using only their whiskers (胡须), say scientists. Researchers used an artificial(人造的) fish in their experiment, to create a "trail" in the water that a seal could detect. They described how a trained seal, named Henry, was able to indicate(显示), with a rapid movement of its head, whether the fish moved to the right or to the left.
The study was led by Wolf Hankie of the Marine Science Center at the University of Rostock, Germany. He explained how the seal wore a blindfold (眼罩) and headphones during the experiment to ensure that it could only pick up waves created by the fish with its whiskers. "The animals are actually enthusiastic to wear the mask because it means play time and food rewards," explained Dr. Hankie.
"We had a small box in the pool to achieve calm water conditions," he explained. "The seal stayed in the box. " Inside the box, the scientists created a trail with their artificial fish, which was actually a rubber fin (鳍) on a stick that created a trail similar to the swimming motion(运动) of a real fish. They operated the fin from outside the box, moving it from left to right or from right to left. The seal responded to the movement by turning its head in the direction that the fin had moved. The seal was able to sense and indicate the direction in which the fin travelled up to 35 seconds after the movement had stopped.
Dr. Hankie believes that seals may also be able to "analyze" the structure of a trail to "work out" more about its source. He and his colleagues (同事) used different shapes of fin to create different water disturbances. "They seem to be able to detect differences between different shapes, which might even mean that they can make out different species of fish. We had a surprising result from an experiment with one seal following another," he said. "The trail left by the first seal was two meters wide, and the second following seal was able to stay right in the middle of it, so it seems they can analyze the internal structure of a trail."
The researchers are now making experiments using live fish to see how closely seals are able to follow their moving path.
The World Health Organization warns that millions of people are dying every year from indoor air pollution. Nearly three billion people are unable to use clean fuels and technologies for cooking, heating as well as lighting.
These findings show that the use of deadly fuels in inefficient stoves, space heaters or lights is to blame for many of these deaths.
WHO officials say indoor pollution leads to early deaths from stroke, heart and lung disease, childhood pneumonia and lung cancer. Women and girls are the main victims. These diseases can often result from the burning of solid fuels. These fuels include wood, coal, animal waste, crop waste and charcoal.
The United Nations found that more than 95 percent of households in sub-Saharan Africa depend on solid fuels for cooking. It says huge populations in India, China and Latin American countries, such as Guatermala and Peru, are also at risk.
Nigel Brace is a professor of Public Health at the University of Liverpool. He says researchers are developing good cook-stoves and other equipment to burn fuels in a more efficient way. There are already multiple technologies available for use in clean fuels. There is really quite an effective and reasonably low-cost alcohol stove made by Dometic (a Sweden-based company) that is now being tested out. LPG (Liquefield Petroleum Gas) cook is obviously widely available and efforts are under way to make those efficient. Another interesting development is electric induction stoves. WHO experts note that some new, safe and low-cost technologies that could help are already available. In India, you can buy an induction stove for about $8. 00. And in Africa you can buy a solar lamp for less than $1. 00.
But this, the agency says, is just a start. It is urging developing countries to use cleaner fuels and increase access to cleaner and more modern cooking and heating appliances/devices.
Planting trees contribute to a good environment. And correct planting methods can help a tree grow healthily. One of them is choosing an improper planting place, which may be harmful to the tree. Some soils aren't good for planting some trees. It'll help you determine the kind of fertilizer necessary for the tree.
Digging a hole too deep or too narrow is also a mistake we tend to make while planting a tree. If the hole is dug too deep, the roots don't get enough oxygen, resulting in bad growth of the tree. Besides, a narrow hole won't allow the roots to expand or support the tree family. Ideally, the planting hole for a tree should be twice as wide and deep as the root ball.
To protect the roots of a tree, we need to put a mulch(护根) on them. First of all, it's really important to select the right type of mulch. In addition, we must use a proper amount of mulch. Too much mulching may cause damage to the roots, while less mulching may result in dryness around the roots.
Walk around the trees to recognize the problems that have appeared, and fix them before they go out of control.
A. Different species require different planting places.
B. Most newly planted trees die because of lack of mulch.
C. However, there are some mistakes we often make while planning trees.
D. We should make our choice based on the plant species and the type of soil.
E. So having a soil test before deciding on the planting place would be wiser.
F. The most important thing is to monitor/watch over the growth of trees on a regular basis.
G. This may weaken the tree and its ability to stand up to unfavorable weather conditions.
On a trip back from Boston, my two girls and I stopped at a gas station. It wasn't until we got home that I realized my wallet had been 1 there.
I tried to 2 my depression and anxiety over this and focused on taking 3. First, I had to find the phone number of the gas station. Just a quick Google search, right? Unfortunately, the number had been recently4due to new ownership; hence, I called the restaurant across the street. The hostess warmly set down my number and had a waiter deliver it to the gas station manager, who then called me. He5 me that a regular customer had found my wallet and turn it over to him for safekeeping. We arranged that I would drive back to the gas station the next day to 6 my wallet.
My 7 that the situation was heading in the right direction was obvious, as was my 8for the kindness and thoughtfulness of others — from the9 who found my wallet to the restaurant hostess to the manager, who was 10 to mail me my wallet if that was easier for me.
At every step of the way, a 11spirit was shown, which was inspiring in a world where we often witness self-focused thinking and self-serving behaviour.
Much good fortune 12 me after I left my wallet behind on that trip back from Boston — including a powerful reminder of the goodness and generosity of others. My world was righted and made more joyful, not just by being 13 with my wallet, but by others' helping me 14.
As Marianne Williamson wrote, "15 is what happens when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are."
Jenny was a bright-eyed, pretty five-year-old girl. One day when she and her mother were checking out at the grocery store, Jenny saw a plastic pearl necklace priced at $2.50. How she wanted that necklace, and when she asked her mother if she would buy it for her, her mother said, "Well, it is a pretty necklace, but it costs an awful lot of money. I'll tell you what. I'll buy you the necklace, and when we get home we can make up a list of chores that you can do to pay for the necklace. And don't forget that for your birthday Grandma just might give you a whole dollar bill, too. Okay?" Jenny agreed, and her mother bought the pearl necklace for her.
Jenny worked on her chores very hard every day, and sure enough, her grandma gave her a brand-new dollar bill for her birthday. Soon Jenny had paid off the pearls How Jenny loved those pearls. She wore them everywhere to kindergarten, bed and when she went out with her mother to run errands. The only time she didn't wear them was in the shower. Her mother had told her that they would turn her neck green!
Jenny had a very loving daddy. When Jenny went to bed, he would get up from his favorite chair every night and read Jenny her favorite story.
One night when he finished the story, he said, "Jenny, do you love me?"
"Oh yes, Daddy, you know I love you, " the little girl said.
"Well, then, give me your pearls."
"Oh! Daddy, not my pearls!" Jenny refused. "But you can have Rosy, my favorite doll. Remember her? You gave her to me last year for my birthday. And you can have her tea party outfit too. Okay?"
"Oh no, darling, that's okay. "Her father brushed her cheek with a kiss. "Good night, little one."
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A week later, her father once again asked Jenny after her story.
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Several days later, when Jenny's father came in to read her a story as usual, she was surprised to find
