Plant Nursery
Class 7 · Vocational Education
4 ideas in Class 7 Vocational Education, explained in plain words, with games and quizzes to practise.
Nursery Basics
Part of: Grow plants
Living things span humans to microbes; pick one project only. Plants need air, sun, nutrients and water plus right humidity and warmth. Nurseries save species, breed varieties, block pests and grow off-season; one great banyan spreads over 5 acres.
Why it matters. Nurseries grow green futures.
Try it in two minutes
- Name four plant needs.
- Pick one project.
- Visit one nursery.
Try at home. List home life forms.
Tools Safety Site
Part of: Grow plants
Gather shovels, spades, grafting knives, shears, cans and gloves plus trays, cocopeat, compost and paper. Wear fitting gloves, wash soil hands, lift with knees, store tools away, and guard online privacy. Site needs 2-3 sun hours, no waterlogging, and 50 or 75 shade.
Why it matters. Safe hands grow healthy plants.
Try it in two minutes
- Pick right tool.
- Wear fit gloves.
- Site sun, drainage.
Try at home. Wash hands after soil.
Germination Test
Part of: Grow plants
Mark 3x3 cm grids on 45x28 cm paper, sow 100 seeds, roll damp for 3-5 days, then count sprouts for the rate printed on packets. Sow more seeds than plants wanted; one home bank already guards 43 native varieties.
Why it matters. Rates save seeds, space, time.
Try it in two minutes
- Mark grids.
- Sow 100 seeds.
- Count sprout rate.
Try at home. Sprout beans in cloth.
Beds Trays Cuttings
Part of: Grow plants
Raise beds 15-20 cm with 40:60 compost-soil; rest cuttings need 45-degree slant cuts with 2-3 nodes shifting after 30-45 days. Trays use cocopeat drinking 5-8 litres per kilo with 1-2 seeds per hole under cover for days.
Why it matters. Right beds raise strong plants.
Try it in two minutes
- Mix 40:60 soil.
- Cut slant 45 degrees.
- Soak cocopeat well.
Try at home. Root one cutting.
What your child will practise
- Beds Trays Cuttings: Lab Explorer Sort (Sort It Out)
- Beds Trays Cuttings: Space Quest (Flip and Match)
- Germination Test: Jungle Quick Fire (Quick Fire)
- Nursery Basics: Mission Control Quest (Match It Up)
- Tools Safety Site: Jungle Puzzle (Clue Puzzle)
- Quiz: Beds Trays Cuttings (8 questions)
- Quiz: Germination Test (8 questions)
- Quiz: Nursery Basics (8 questions)
- Quiz: Tools Safety Site (8 questions)