Living things lesson including ppt, worksheets to support, lesson plan overview including how to extend and support for different learners.
Year 5 (9-10yrs) aimed at but have adapted to suit any KS2 class (7-11ys).
Linked to bespoke Kahoot Quiz
Aims to teach children about asexual reproduction of plants - cuttings, tubers, runners and could run alongside setting up a practical investigation with a potato tuber/ herb cutting.
Teacher knowledge given on lesson plan.
KS2 Science PowerPoint Lesson and worksheets
This is the second lesson in a series of Year 3 Science lessons on Plants. Corresponds to the Year 3 Science statutory requirements: explore the requirements of plants for life and growth (air, light, water, nutrients from soil, and room to grow) and how they vary from plant to plant.
18 pages including the front cover and Hoppy Times terms and conditions.
In this lesson, students will discuss the 7 living processes of all the living things (Mrs Gren); explain possible reasons for wilting in plants; predict and further explore the main things all plants need to live and grow; set up their own investigation on monitoring the growth of a radish plant under different conditions; answer follow-up questions. Activity worksheet on needs of a plant and an investigation sheet are both included (.pdf format) . The list of materials to set up an investigation is included in the PowerPoint.
The PowerPoint is fully editable, making it easier to customise and tailor to the needs of your class.
HoppyTimes
KS2 Science PowerPoint Lesson and worksheets on water transport in plants.
This is the third lesson in a series of Year 3 Science lessons on Plants. Corresponds to the Year 3 Science statutory requirements: investigate the way in which water is transported within plants.
18 pages including the front cover and Hoppy Times terms and conditions.
In this lesson, students learn the meaning of the plant water transport system; learn to explain how water travels through the xylem tubes of a plant in the process called capillary action; predict and discuss why water is important to each part of a plant; they are also encouraged to make up a dance to explain how the water transport in plants works. Resources needed for the lesson: PowerPoint (included); differentiated worksheets (1 per student); celery stalks cut into smaller pieces for observation of xylem.
Independent worksheets included (differentiated 3 ways).
The PowerPoint text is editable, making it easier to customise and tailor to the needs of your class.
I will also be uploading a Capillary Action investigation to go as an extension to this lesson. Please check back soon.
HoppyTimes
Parts of a Flowering Plant. PPT and activities. Year 3
This products helps children to identify and describe the functions of the different parts of a flowering plant.
It includes a 6 slide teaching power point and 2 activities - label the plant (2 x differentiated) and describe functions (2 x differentiated)
plus template to make a flipbook.
You might also be interested in:
[https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12515447]
[https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12514121]
Types of Plants Activity Card Sort
Looking for a quick, hands-on plant classification activity for your students? This low-prep sorting activity is perfect! The resource contains 24 photographs for students to classify into the 4 most common plant groups. It can be used for all parts of your 5E lessons. Use the large pictures and labels in your science center or station to have groups sort the pictures before learning about the characteristics of the divisions as an engage/explore activity. The sorting sheets can be used with the smaller pictures as notes, assignments, or assessments. There are 4 versions of the sorting sheet so you can differentiate vocabulary and categories based on the level of your students. A fun way to reinforce science concepts and vocabulary!
This Resource Includes
• 24 different color picture cards in 4 formats (3 different sizes, 1 with labels)
o 6 Examples of Mosses (Bryophytes)
o 6 Examples of Ferns (Pteridophytes)
o 6 Examples of Conifers (Gymnosperms)
o 6 Examples of Flowering Plants (Angiosperms)
• Differentiated Sorting Sheets
• Category Labels
• Answer Key
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These clear, detailed and visually-appealing resources offer a complete reference point for children, teachers and parents covering knowledge relating to ‘Plants’, throughout the entirety of the Primary curriculum.
The knowledge organisers are broken down into individual year groups, with the content fully aligned with the ‘Plants’ NC Science expectations (covering what they need to know in the Years 1, 2, and 3 units).
Each resource is designed to be printed onto A3, and is provided as both a PDF and a Word version (so that you can edit if you want to). All images used are licensed for commercial use and are cited on a separate document (included).
The Life Cycle of a Flowering Plant: KS2 Science Teaching Resource
This KS2 science teaching resource explores the part that flowers play in the life cycle of flowering plants, including pollination, seed formation and seed dispersal. It is an ideal teaching aid to use in a lesson covering the curriculum objectives in the year 3 science programme of study (Plants).
'The Life Cycle of a Flowering Plant' is a colourful and engaging PowerPoint presentation with 5 accompanying worksheets. Content includes:
Link to an introductory video
What is the life cycle of a flowering plant (seed, germination, growing stage, pollination, fertilisation, seed dispersal)
The life cycle of a flowering plant worksheet
Link to a plant reproduction video
Plant reproduction, taking a closer look at pollination and fertilisation
Plant reproduction worksheet
Pollination quiz with accompanying worksheet
Pollination activity and accompanying worksheets
What is seed dispersal and the different methods (wind, animal, water, explosion)
Seed dispersal quiz with accompanying worksheet
Link to a seed dispersal video
'The Life Cycle of a Flowering Plant' is fully editable so teachers can adapt the resource to suit the needs of each class they teach.
Students are introduced to the different methods of plant reproduction with key vocabulary including wind, water, animals, explosion and hooks in a 2 page worksheet with interactive activities covering reading, writing, listening and speaking.
Suitable for distance learning, home schooling, Primary and English as a Foreign Language students.
Word and PDF documents included so you can edit if required.
A full lesson PowerPoint learning about. It includes a starter, lesson objectives, key scientific skills, vocabulary, literacy, class discussion and a plenary.
Living things-flowering plant reproduction and life cycle.
Complete lesson including PPT, worksheets to support and comprehensive lesson plan with teacher knowledge, ways to extend and support, key vocabulary and links to a Kahoot Quiz written to test the lesson created.
Aimed at Year 5 (9-10yrs) but easily adapted to meet the needs of KS2 7- 11ys and beyond into KS3.
Plants and Water - Year 3
In this science teaching resource pupils will learn about the importance of water to plant life and investigate the way in which water is transported within plants. It is an ideal teaching aid to use in a lesson covering the year 3 science curriculum objective listed below:
- investigate the way in which water is transported within plants
'Plants and Water - Year 3' is an engaging PowerPoint presentation including:
Link to an introductory video
An explanation of how water is transported within plants
Science activity and accompanying worksheets
Water transportation in plants activity and worksheet with answers
'Plants and Water - Year 3' is fully editable so teachers can adapt the resource to suit their individual teaching requirements.
What a plant needs to grow well. Power Point and Activities. Year 3
Includes a 14 page power point that helps you teach children all they need to know about what a plant needs to grow healthy and strong.
Looks at 7 areas - light, water, warmth, soil, nutrients, space and air.
Please note this product looks at the fact that a plant uses light energy to make food but does NOT look at photosynthesis. This product is aimed at children aged 7-8 years old. Year 3/ Lower KS2
Printable activities:
Make a leaflet/foldable
Draw and label things a plant needs to grow
Plant needs - fill in the missing words
Poster
Descriptions of plant needs x 2 differentiated
Growing a plant experiment sheet - children choose their own variables to change (for example different types of soil/ light and no light etc
[https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12516726] Parts Of A Plant
[https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12515447] Pollination
[https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12514121] Seed Dispersal
One of a series of 6 booklets, supporting you in teaching about science and plants, through hands-on activities for science, literacy and numeracy. The booklet includes full teaching resources and ideas, together with background notes for teachers.
As the fifth theme in the series, this booklet includes activities that encourage children to explore the nature of living things. The activities help children understand how we can group objects (both living and not living) leading on to how we classify living things and why we give them names. It enables children to make simple keys based on similarities and differences between objects (including parts of plants) and to use keys to identify certain plants.
The activities are suitable for Year 1, Year 2 and Year 6.
Download the accompanying resources from the SAPS website.
One of a series of 6 booklets, supporting you in teaching about science and plants, through hands-on activities for science, literacy and numeracy. The booklet includes full teaching resources and ideas, together with background notes for teachers.
This booklet includes activities that children can do to find out more about plants, focusing on ways that children can grow their own plants. Several of the activities are set out as investigations, to support children developing their approach to investigations in a scientific way.
The activities are suitable for Year 2, Year 3 and Year 5.
Download the accompanying resources from the SAPS website.
A set of bright and eye catching headings to set up a science working wall in your classroom. To be printed on card or on paper and laminated to use year after year. Selected images are in line with the NC requirements (in England) for Year 3. The set includes:
Main Working Wall Heading
Key Words - where you will display key science vocabulary that children will be learning and using in the topic
Our Scientific Questions - where you will display children’s questions about their current topic
Our Findings - where you will display examples of data collected through children’s scientific enquiry work
We are working like… - linking children’s learning to scientific careers
What we know to begin with - where you will display children’s prior knowledge about the topic
Superstar Scientists - where you can celebrate successful young scientists by displaying exemplary pieces of work or photos of children working scientifically and displaying excellent skills (scientist of the week)
Key vocabulary cards - sets of key vocabulary cards for light, forces, humans,plants, rocks and soils
For a consistent approach across Years 1 to 6 why not consider the bundle.
One of a series of 6 booklets, supporting you in teaching about science and plants, through hands-on activities for science, literacy and numeracy. The booklet includes full teaching resources and ideas, together with background notes for teachers.
This second booklet starts by introducing children to the basic parts of a flower and their functions, helping to build on their understanding of the parts of a plant, covered in booklet 1 of the series.
The activities are suitable for Year 3 and Year 5.
Download the accompanying resources from the SAPS website.
One of a series of 6 booklets, supporting you in teaching about science and plants, through hands-on activities for science, literacy and numeracy. The booklet includes full teaching resources and ideas, together with background notes for teachers.
In this third booklet, the topic includes activities that can help children become familiar with the events that occur during pollination, leading to fertilisation…
The activities are suitable for Year 3 and Year 5.
Download the accompanying resources from the SAPS website.
A simple Notebook presentation explaining what plants need to grow. It includes a concept cartoon to elicit pupils existing knowledge and identify misconceptions. In includes an activity to see if the pupils can recall what plants need. All supported with Widgit Symbols.
Water Transportation In Plants. Teaching Power Point and Activities.
Year 3
Help children learn about how water is transported around a plant and the role that water has in the health of a plant.
This product includes a 15 slide teaching power point, fun water transportation activity sheet and an experiment recording sheet for using cut flowers or celery to show how water travels through a plant.
It also includes a bonus word search for early finishers.
Other products in this series:
[https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12518293] plants bundle year 3
[https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12517900] what a plant needs to grow
[https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12515447] pollination
[https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12514121] seed disposal
8Ba - Classifcation and Biodiversity
Dichotomous Key Project (optional)
8Bb - Types of Reproduction
8Bc - Pollination and Flowers
8Bd - Fertilisation and Seed Dispersal
8Be - Germination and Growth
8B Keyword Word Search
Most lessons have all resources and videos included, there are some links to ActiveLearn for videos and plenary resouces, all should be easily interchangeable.
Other Yr8 bundles:
8A - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12736670
8I - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/8a-food-and-nutrition-bundle-exploring-science-12747933
Classroom Displays:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/cell-biology-and-division-board-display-12581330