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ACTIVITIES FOR

Middle school

THE GARDEN TO THE
DOOR OF YOUR SCHOOL!

The truck transport service facilitates the arrival and departure
of your group during your visit to the Botanic

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Get to know the plants of the world

Your classroom will take a tour through different botanical collections in the Garden in order to explore each group of plants, their habitat, main characteristics and shapes.

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Edible and medicinal plants

The class will learn about the active ingredients in some plants that can be used for medicinal or edible purposes, all this through a tour of the botanical collections.

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Birds of the Garden

They will be marveled by observing the birds that inhabit the Garden! This activity is carried out with binoculars, through them they will learn about the species that surround them by listening to their main characteristics and importance in the ecosystem.

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Meet the 5 kingdoms

Living beings are within 5 great kingdoms. In this tour you will be able to discover them. Meet them!

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Ecosystems in Mexico

During this tour the students will learn about the botanical collections that represent the different Mexican ecosystems such as the desert, jungle and tempered forest.

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Wildlife identification

Flora and fauna have scientific names, identify them and learn taxonomy on this tour!

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Plant reproduction

How do plants reproduce? Many have different strategies and techniques, discover them in this tour!

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Art in the Garden

What’s the meaning of the Encounter, the swing, the coins in the entrance, and the rest of the art pieces in the Garden? Your students may contemplate the Garden’s art project, the pieces that are exhibited and its main artists.

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Scents of nature

The scent of plants plays a very important role in ecosystems. Find out which plants give off an odor during the day and which ones at night, and find out why they do it.

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Endangered plants

Certain plants are protected by national and international conservation laws. On this visit, students will learn more about the threats that these species face and possible solutions.

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Ancient uses of plants

The use of plants dates back to our ancestors. Discover what they have been used for and what use they have in our daily lives.

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Colors in nature

The little ones will be able to explore the Garden in order to find different colors in the leaves, trees, fruits, art pieces, rocks and others!

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Toxic plants

Plants with toxic properties, it is important to know about them. Discover them!

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The world of photosynthesis

Have you spoken in class about photosynthesis? Would you like to? In this tour your students will learn how to define it, its process, stages, and more interesting information.

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Pollinizer to your garden!

Hummingbirds, bees, butterflies, bats… Your class will learn what plants they are attracted to! During this tour we will talk about the plants that are most attractive to pollinizers.

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Recycling around the world

Plastic and more plastic in the world. Let's reuse it, it's the best help for the planet.

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The art of knowing insects

Insects are essential components in ecosystems. In this workshop you will get closer to them and learn by observing their characteristics.

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Herbarium

Do you know about herbariums? Learn from them in this workshop where you will learn the pressing technique and create one on a small scale.

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Parts of a flower

Do you know the parts of a flower? Find out what their names are and create your own flower.

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Adopt a plant

In this workshop each student will adopt a plant and learn how to care for it, they will learn about the plant kingdom and its characteristics, shapes and type of existing plants, emphasizing in their conservation and importance.

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How to make compost

Your students will practice the composting process after a brief talk about compost and its benefits.

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How to plant a tree

Proposal: Trees are life! The class will observe a practice of how a tree is planted correctly and will be informed about the proper selection of a tree species.

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Stories to make the world a better place

Using the natural resources and teaching materials available in the Garden, the little ones will enjoy creative storytelling sessions that generate a collective environmental impact.

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Library Tour

Students will tour the Library of the Botanical Garden and have a talk about the importance of it. If you request it, an activity of reading and understanding of a relevant topic is carried out. Duration: 30 minutes

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Contemporary Art in the Botanical Garden

The Garden is full of contemporary art! They will be fascinated with its stories and be invited to share the feelings they generate in them.

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Scientific investigation in the Botanical Garden

In order to publicize the progress of the scientific development of the Botanical Garden of Culiacan, students will learn about the most relevant projects in this field that are carried out in this space.

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Whose fault was it? Animals in danger of extinction

The will analyze how humans have deteriorated ecosystems around the world, ending little by little with its species and animals; they will also learn about the efforts that are currently being carried out by several organizations for their conservation.

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Ecosystems of the world

Students will learn the main characteristics of ecosystems, their climate, their plants and animals, as well as threats they face.

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Basic care for plants

To maintain a plant, health is essential. Students will learn the necessary techniques, such as planting, irrigation, pruning, lighting, among others.

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Why conserve our environment?

Nature offers us millions of benefits. In this talk, the students will reflect on the problems that threaten it and the solutions to contribute to its conservation.

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Pollinators, dispersers and beneficial fauna

What is pollination? Here, students will understand the natural processes of pollination and the dispersal of fruits and seeds, identifying birds, insects and other animals that contribute to the health of our ecosystems.

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Learning to make a school orchard

Students will learn about the benefits of growing their own food, as well as the steps to create an orchard at school or at home.

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The importance of taking care of water

Do your students take care of water? In this lecture, they will relate water to living beings and learn about the actions we can take in our school or at home in order to use it rationally.

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The 4 R’s in sustainability

We are in times where we must take care of the environment. Students will analyze the concepts of reducing, reusing, repairing and recycling solid waste and the differences that exist between them, commenting on alternatives to apply them in our daily lives.

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Compost: A valuable natural nutrient

They will learn what compost is and how to make it at home or in school.

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Regional trees of northwestern Mexico

They will learn about the most important tree species in the region, emphasizing in their ecological role and cultural relevance.

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Landscape design

If your students have notions of architecture or art, they will love to know basic concepts used in this practice, the main considerations to do it and some examples in the Botanical Garden of Culiacan.

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Basic care of a garden

They will observe the ideal procedure for the creation and sustainable maintenance of a garden.

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Botanical Garden of Culiacan: History and challeng

The Botanical Garden is already part of the history of Culiacan. The group will learn about the foundation of this living museum, its evolution over the years and its current and future challenges.

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Appropriate Green Spaces Project (EVA)

They will know what the Appropriate Green Spaces project consists of, the methodology that is applied, the achievements and their objectives to transform the community.

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National Palm Collection

You will get to know the project of the most important botanical collection of the Botanical Garden of Culiacan. We will talk about its integration, how it has developed and highlight the species of palms of great relevance.

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Urbanized

A documentary about the design of cities, which analyzes the problems and strategies behind urban design and presents some of the most important architects, planners, legislators, builders and thinkers in the world.

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An Inconvenient Truth

Documentary about the devastating effects of climate change. Former US Vice President Al Gore shows a blunt and worrying portrait of the planet's situation, threatened by global warming caused by huge CO2 emissions from human action.

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Baraka

Documentary filmed in 24 countries that narrates, in eminently visual, aural and musical terms, the evolution of the Earth and humanity, while pointing out the ways in which human beings have been related to their environment.

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The bat man of Mexico

Since he first kept a vampire bat in his bathroom as a child, Ricardo Medellín has dedicated his life to saving them. Now, Mexico's most famous export tequila is at stake. The long-nosed bat is crucial for the liquor, pollinating the plants from which the drink is made.

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Six Degrees Could Change The World

Documentary tells us the natural processes and human activities that have contributed to this phenomenon called global warming. It graphically shows what could happen for each degree that increases the temperature on the planet until it reaches six degrees.

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Epic

2013 Christian Wedge 102 min. A teenager is magically transported to a secret universe and joins a battle between the forces of good, who keep the natural world alive, and the forces of evil, who want to destroy it.

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Animal’s United

2010 Reinhard Klooss, Holger Tappe Ambient Entertainment GmbH 93 min. Inspired by the book "The animal’s conference", by the writer Erich Kästner, this story speaks of how animals, fed up with humans taking their water away for commercial interests, gather to solve this problem.

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A Bug’s Life

1998 John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton Pixar Animation Studios 95 min. An ant performs a dangerous mission to protect his colony from an army of terrorist grasshoppers.

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Rio

2011 Carlos Saldanha Blue Sky Studios 96 min. A macaw named Blu never learned to fly and lives happily domesticated. Blu thinks he is the last of his kind, but when they hear that Jewel, a lonely female, lives in Rio de Janeiro, he and Linda will embark on a trip to meet her.

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Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax

2012 Chris Renaud, Kyle Balda Universal Pictures 94 min. A boy intends to conquer the affection of the girl of his dreams. To achieve this, he must discover the story of the Lorax, a charming but grumpy creature that fights to protect a world in danger of extinction.

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Fly Away Home

1996 Carroll Ballard Columbia Pictures 107 min. Amy and her father live on a small farm. In a nearby forest, Amy discovers an abandoned nest of geese and decides to raise them. Thus begins a fun adventure teaching them to fly and guiding them towards warm lands.

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The Ant Bully

Tired of the constant attacks against their colony, a group of ants decide to reduce a destructive boy named Lucas to their size and sentence him to live with them until he recognizes all his mistakes.

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WALL·E

In the year 2800, on a planet Earth devastated and lifeless, after hundreds of lonely years cleaning the planet of garbage, the little robot WALL · E discovers a new mission in his life when he encounters a modern and lustrous exploratory robot called EVE .

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Earth

Nature documentary that serves as a portrait of our planet for a period of one year. Filmed for more than five years in more than 200 different places by 40 specialists.

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Big Miracle

Adam, a reporter from a small town in northern Alaska, wants to get a job in a larger market. Then, the story of his life is practically in front of him: A family of gray whales is discovered trapped in the ice near the Arctic Circle.

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The march of the penguins

This documentary shows the impressive march of hundreds of emperor penguins that travel more than 100 kilometers every year from the coast to the interior of Antarctica, challenging the cold winter and predators stalking them, to reach the mating place in order to lay their eggs.

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Winged Migration

Documentary about bird migration, a trip that covers more than 40 countries. 4 years of work and more than 140 people contributed to the creation of a unique study, not only of the different migratory birds and their migratory patterns, but of the eclectic, spectacular and amazing planet in which we live.

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The Private Life of Plants

David Attenborough vividly describes the most intriguing aspects of plant behavior, from the scorching Sahara desert to the frozen surface of Antarctica.

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Life

The beautiful and amazing ways in which plants and animals struggle to survive and thrive in our changing world.

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The Big Year

Three birdwatchers tour North America in a prestigious competition to see who can detect the largest number of species over a year.

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The Fox and the Child

Combining images of nature documentary with fiction, this is a story of a friendship between a girl and a fox.

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Princess Mononoke

In order to heal the wound caused by a crazed wild boar, the young Ashitaka goes out in search of the deer god, because only he can free him from the spell. Throughout his journey he discovers how forest animals fight against men who are willing to destroy nature.

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Fantastic Mr. Fox

A cunning fox named Fox seems to lead an idyllic life with his wife and son Ash. But, at night, Mr. Fox works to steal chickens, ducks and turkeys from neighboring farms, which is why farmers decide to hunt him.

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Garbage Warrior

This documentary tracks the life of architect Michael Reynolds, visionary and rebel, who has settled in New Mexico, United States to create a sustainable and self-sufficient experimental community, challenging state norms and facing the authorities.

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Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret

Documentary where the most important environmental organizations worldwide are failing to face the greatest destructive force facing our planet today.

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Life in Cold Blood

It tells us the success story of the most durable animals on earth: reptiles and amphibians. Produced by BBC, presented by David Attenborough and using the most advanced technology life in cold blood shows us the behavior of reptiles and amphibians in a way never seen before.

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