Learning objective
Knowledge
- To identify plants in the school grounds.
Working scientifically
- To plan an investigation.
Success criteria
Knowledge
- I can identify plants and their features.
Working scientifically
- I
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National curriculum
Science
Plants
Pupils
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Cross-curricular links
Art
Pupils should be
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Hand a whiteboard and pen to each child and ask them to draw a flower (a flowering plant). Draw a less common flower with leaves, a stem and a flower (for example, a snowdrop or a thistle) on a whiteboard that is out of the children’s view while they complete the activity. Ask the class…
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could be given fewer cards from the Resource: Plant hunt cards; could draw one simple picture to represent the investigation for task two (as opposed to being given the Activity: Instructions for a bean investigation).
Pupils working at greater depth
Should be encouraged to think about what they already know when asking questions about plants (e.g. when I grew a sunflower, it took three weeks for a shoot to appear so how long will it take for a bean shoot to appear?); should explain what the investigation will tell them if the bean with water grows a shoot and the bean without water does not.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: identifying a range of
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Vocabulary definitions
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data
The information collected when something is observed.
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feature
The important parts of something.
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In this unit
Assessment - Science Y1/2 (A): Introduction to plants
Y1/2 (A): Lesson 1: What is a plant?
Y1/2 (A): Lesson 2: Parts of a plant
Y1/2 (A): Lesson 3: Wild and garden plants
Y1/2 (A): Lesson 4: Deciduous and evergreen trees
Y1/2 (A): Lesson 5: Sorting seeds
Y1/2 (A): Lesson 6: Which plant parts can you eat?