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F. Social permaculture 		Holistic planning (HP):
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The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms Fungi: parasites, recyclers and the wood wide web Turn over a log or stone to find mycellium and if possible look at it under a microscope or magnifying glass.
The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms Fungi: parasites, recyclers and the wood wide web Identify one edible and one poisonous mushroom.
The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms Fungi: parasites, recyclers and the wood wide web Act out the three different roles that fungi play in the woods (different species have different roles). Some are recyclers - decomposing dead matter and making the nutrients available to other species. Others are parasites - eating living trees. Others are plant-friends (mycorrhizal) and are feeding the plants with nutrients whilst the plants also feed them.
The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms Fungi: parasites, recyclers and the wood wide web Learn that (mycorrhizal) fungi are the wood wide web - they help distribute nutrients (taking nutrients to where they are needed) and enable trees to communicate with others (that are far away).
The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms Fungi: parasites, recyclers and the wood wide web Learn that a mushroom is like an apple on a tree - it is the fruit of the living organism, the majority of which is under the ground as mycellium.
The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms Fungi: parasites, recyclers and the wood wide web Learn that different fungi have different ways of living e.g. 'mycorrhizal' fungi feed plants and get their food from plants; parasites eat living plants; recyclers eat dead matter.
The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms Fungi: parasites, recyclers and the wood wide web Learn that mycorrhizal fungi are so important to plants that plants actually feed them.
The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms The Microscopic World Observe microscopic creatures through a microscope.
The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms The Microscopic World Act out the roles of different bacteria within a human digestive system, to appreciate how important bacteria are.
The animal, fungus and bacteria kingdoms The Microscopic World Make yoghurt, explaining that it is made by the multiplication of a particular bacteria.

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