Selected Botanical Gardens and Arboretums of Secondary Schools in the Czech Republic and Its Use in Teaching

This thesis deals with three selected school botanical gardens and two school arboretums in the Czech Republic. For each of the five selected units are provided basic informations, history, some of cultivated plant species, schedule of events and use in teaching. The next part of the thesis contains suggestions on the use of The Botanical Garden in Rakovník in teaching. Botanical gardens and arboretums are very important and interesting places. Their basic function is educational and aesthetic. It is very important that teachers perceive the need to teach biology partly in nature and not only in the classroom. Key words: botanical garden, arboretum, relationship to the environment, educational proces