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Unit Overview
Unit Overview
In the Plant Parts project, your child will learn that plants are living things that grow from seeds or bulbs. They will revisit the concept of seasonal change, observing how trees and other plants change with the seasons, particularly from winter to spring. Your child will observe, photograph and identify various plants growing in and around the school grounds. They will choose one plant they would like to study for the project's duration. They will continue their learning by learning the parts of plants. They will explore where new plants come from and learn the names of some plants that grow from seeds and bulbs. Your child will learn about the parts of leaves, making comparisons. They will ask and answer scientific questions about the importance of plants to animals, including humans. They will observe how their chosen plant has changed over time and record their findings.
❇ MEMORABLE MOMENT
We will look at different seeds and bulbs and plant sunflower seeds to take home.
️✏️ WRITING OPPORTUNITIES
We will write up our investigations. We will form predictions and analyse our results.
🌳 LEARNING OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM
We will have a look at different types of plants that grow within the school environment.
We will observe the trees that grow outside our classroom and will draw them and take wax rubbings of their trunks.
Unit Sequence: Learning Intentions
Unit Sequence: Learning Intentions
What are parts of a plant? To identify and describe the basic structure of a variety of common flowering plants, including trees.
What are parts of a tree? To identify and describe the basic structure of a variety of common flowering plants, including trees.
What are the differences between wild and garden plants? To identify and describe the basic structure of a variety of common flowering plants, including trees. To observe closely, using simple equipment.
What types of plants are in my local area? To identify and describe the basic structure of a variety of common flowering plants, including trees. To observe closely, using simple equipment. To sort and group living things based on their features.
What are deciduous trees? To identify and name a variety of trees. To identify and classify.
What are evergreen trees? To identify and name a variety of trees. To identify and classify.
What types of trees are in my local area? To identify and describe the basic structure of a variety of common flowering plants, including trees. To observe closely, using simple equipment. To sort and group living things based on their features.
Scientific Enquiry: Investigations
Scientific Enquiry: Investigations
What plants and trees are in the local area?
Label and describe the basic structure of a variety of common plants
Observe objects, living things and changes over time, sorting and grouping them based on their features.
Observe closely using simple equipment.
🏁 SHOW WHAT YOU KNOW
We will become plant experts and film a report to tell our parents how to look after our sunflowers once we take them home.
📖 FOCUS TEXT(S)
The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle
Jack and the beanstalk
Planting a rainbow
Leaf man
Non fiction:
Flowers to spot
Plants have leaves
Seasons Go facts
Seasons Fact cat
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