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Plants

This ‘Plants’ unit will teach the children about everything they need to know about plants. They will learn the names of different parts of plants, and the jobs they do. The children will work scientifically and collaboratively to investigate what plants need to grow well, and will present their findings to their classmates. Furthermore, they will have chance to predict what will happen in an exciting investigation into the transportation of water within plants. They will work in a hands-on way to identify the parts of a flower, and will explore the different stages of the life cycle of a flowering plant.

Wider Learning

 

Go Online: Explore all areas of the life cycle of flowering plants in a fun and interactive way - http://www.hyperstaffs.info/work/biology/Handford/artifact/start.html

 

Visit: The South London Botanical Institute - http://www.slbi.org.uk/

 

Go Online: This website has lots of ideas on how to involve children with gardening, using their knowledge of plants - http://www.thekidsgarden.co.uk/

 

Visit: The Cocoon at The Natural History Musuem to learn about plant classification. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/

 

Visit: the Children's Garden at Kew Gardens - https://www.kew.org/kew-gardens/whats-in-the-gardens/the-childrens-garden

 

Explore: Go on a plant hunt - https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/naturedetectives/

 

Read: The Amazing Life Cycle of Plants by Kay Barnham

 

 

 

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