**A Booklet for a Plant Investigation/Experiment **
A booklet for a scientific investigation, the investigation/experiment can be linked to testing the growing conditions for plants.
Altering the amount of water/light/soil a plant has.
This is a worksheet in which the children have a set of questions based around perimeter. They must use the image of the pirate and the measurements given to answer the questions.
These worksheet has been previously used with a Year 4 class, although it could easily be adapted to suit other ages and abilities.
The questions in the sheet require the children to use their knowledge of addition, subtraction, multiplication, converting units of measurements, knowledge and properties of shape, problem solving and reasoning.
**A set of resources linked to money and life skills. **
The pack contains the following:
A worksheet on deals that children may see in shops - the children must decide if the deals are good or bad deals
A powerpoint linking to good and bad deals
A worksheet where the children must estimate how much every day items cost
A powerpoint linking to estimating the cost of items and showing the children how much things actually cost
An activity where the children must match the money/finance word to the definition
The pack is useful for introducing real life spending and money to children. This could be done through a life skills or PSHE lesson.
**2D Shape Flow Diagram Activity **
A worksheet in which the children must use the clues linked to the shapes properties to fill in the answers at the bottom of the diagram.
The diagram tests the children’s knowledge on the following shapes:
Triangle
Semi-circle
Circle
Square
Rectangle
Pentagon
Unit Planning for Science Topic on Plants for Year 3
A unit plan of 6 lessons for a topic on plants. Lesson timings for each lesson are approximately 90 or 120 minutes.
The planning includes, learning objectives, teaching ideas, key questions, activities and resources list.
Teaching points that are covered in the topic are listed below:
Understand that it is important to be able to grow plants well because they provide food and other items for us
To know that all food chains begin with a green plant
To understand the function of the parts of a plant
To understand that plants need leaves in order to grow well
To plan an appropriate investigation
To make careful observations and measurements of plants growing
To use simple apparatus to measure the height of plants in standard measures
To use results to draw conclusions and provide explanations
To know that water is transported through the stem to other parts of the plant
To know that that plants need light for healthy growth
To know that plants need water, but not unlimited water, for healthy growth
To know that temperature can affect the growth of plants
To ask questions about the growth of plants
To plan a fair test
To write a clear conclusion
**RE Unit Planning for KS2- Buddhism **
Children will learn how Buddhists live and celebrate important occasions in their faith. They will explore the Buddhist community and learn about how Buddhists live. Symbolism is an important aspect of Buddhism; therefore children will learn the major symbols of this tradition, while exploring the importance of symbolism in other faiths.
Below are the lesson outcomes covered in this unit planning:
To learn about the life of Buddha
Investigate the significance of Vesak and explore ways Buddhists celebrate it
To investigate how Buddhists live their faith
To hear and discuss Buddhists stories that have a moral message
To explore how Theravadin Buddhists express their faith
To explore the concept of community in the Buddhist tradition and beyond
To develop an understanding of the symbolism involved in Buddhism
There are 7 sessions in total but some sessions could be split over two lessons.
**Unit Planning for Sandwich Making Topic in Design Technology - Year 3 **
The planning contains 10 lessons and covers the following lesson objectives:
Assess what I know and what I would like to learn about sandwiches
Know that food can be divided into different groups
Understand that sandwiches can be part of a balanced diet
Carry out a survey and use a database on the computer for recording results
Understand the importance of food hygiene
Plan a sandwich design
Modify and evaluate their design
Write a set of instructions for making a sandwich
In the final lesson the children will have their own tea party.
The unit planning has cross curricular links to Science, Maths, Literacy and ICT/Computing.