Activities to help the children develop skills for science. There are resources for whole class and group teaching as well as independent learning which can be adapted to meet the needs of your class.
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Key Stage One : Science : Plants
This science teaching pack for Key Stage One gets the children to identify and describe the basic structure of a variety of common flowering plants and discuss how to support plant growth. The class can practise growing plants under a range of conditions to identify what plants need to grow.
Buy this teaching pack including lesson plans, classroom activities and interactive presentations to teach the children about the basic structure of plants and how to support plant growth.
All six lessons and assessment activities for only £4.95
This teaching pack includes six lessons and assessment activities to teach the class about the basic structure of plants and how to support plant growth. There are activities for shared, independent and group learning.
This scheme of work for science is recommended for Year One in Key Stage One although it could also be easily differentiated for children in other ages and classes to use.
Skills covered in this teaching pack include identifying, naming and locating the basic structure of a plant and listing and testing factors needed for plant growth.
Planning and Assessment
Identify and describe the basic structure of a variety of common flowering plants and discuss how to support plant growth. The children can record and review their understanding of this topic. Preview this activity.
Lesson One : What Plants
Locate and identify different types of plants and flower around the school grounds. The children can suggest how to differentiate between a range of different plants. Preview this lesson.
Lesson Two : Planting Seeds
Investigate how seeds can be planted and grow into a plant. The class can record how different seeds can grow into a range of trees and plants.
Lesson Three : Flowers
Identify and describe the main parts of a flowering plant. The children can label illustrations and real examples to name parts of a flowering plant.
Lesson Four : Growing Plants
Conduct tests to identify what happens to plants with no air, water or sunlight. The class can grow runner bead seeds and explore factors that might affect the growth of the plants.
Lesson Five : Changing Plants
Investigate and record how common and wild plants grow and develop over time. The class can record how plants need light, air and water to grow.
Lesson Six : Plant Instructions
Identify and write sets of instructions about how to grow healthy plants and flowers. The children can create seed packets for gardeners to use when growing plants.
Buy this teaching pack including lesson plans, classroom activities and interactive presentations to teach the children about the basic structure of plants and how to support plant growth.
All six lessons and assessment activities for only £4.95
You can preview lesson one and the assessment activities from this scheme of work to see if it will match the needs of your class. If you have any questions about this science scheme of work for Key Stage One then please contact us so that we can help.
- Flower Gallery
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