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Science at key stages 1 and 2    (Year 1)

Unit 1B: Growing plants
Section 2: Finding plants

QCA

Objectives
Children should learn:
  • that plants grow
  • to make observations of the plants
  • to use drawings to record their observations and to communicate what happened
  • that plants have leaves, stems and flowers
  • to treat growing plants with care

Activities

Outcomes
Children:
  • Ask children to suggest why we grow plants. Show children some planted seedlings eg pea, broad bean, mung bean or with the children plant quick-growing seeds eg sunflower, marrow. Ask children to suggest how they will change as they grow. Help children to look after and to observe the seedlings at regular intervals eg two to three days over the next week and to record, in drawings, how they have changed. As children observe the seedlings, consolidate knowledge of names of the parts of the plant.
  • recognise and say that the plant has grown eg it is taller, it has more leaves, its stem is fatter
  • communicate observations in drawings and descriptions of these eg it had two leaves, now it has many

Points to note
Children find growing their own plants from seeds interesting and motivating. This activity offers them the opportunity to grow a plant from seed or from a seedling.

Children may have grown seeds eg cress in nursery or reception class. It is helpful, in maintaining enthusiasm, for them to explore how different plants develop eg beans, peas, amaryllis, mung beans, sunflower, marrow.

SAFETY - Many seeds bought from garden centres will have been treated with pesticides and should not be handled by children. Seeds from health food shops will usually be safe.

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1. Introduction
2. Finding plants
3. Watching plants grow
4. Plants for our food
5. Watering plants
6. Plants and light
7. Living and artificial plants
8. Review
 

 

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