Learning objective
Knowledge
- To identify the growth and survival needs of plants.
Working scientifically
- To pose relevant questions.
Success criteria
Knowledge
- I can identify that plants need air, water,
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National curriculum
Science
Plants
Pupils should be taught to:
- Explore
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Cross-curricular links
English
Spoken language
Pupils should be taught
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Before starting this unit, you may want to check the children can recall the following key facts from the unit Science, Year 2, Plants: Plant growth. Identify plants and their features. Recall that plants need air, water and light to grow healthily. Recall that seeds and bulbs come from plants. Recognise that humans can care…
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could use sentence openers for testable questions; could use modelled examples to help formulate questions; could use the Knowledge organiser to help them answer questions on the parts of a plant and what a plant needs for growth.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should be given other enquiry ideas and asked to formulate testable questions; could choose an extension activity relating to plant growth from the Resource: Stretch and challenge: Plant reproduction.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: identifying the basic needs
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Knowledge outcomes
- Identify that plants need air, water, light, nutrients and space to grow.
- Describe how these needs vary in some plants (e.g. some plants need more water than others).
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Vocabulary definitions
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air
Plants absorb this to make food.
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soil
Where most plants grow because it contains nutrients.
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Last update: 8th January, 2025
