A plant is a living thing that often has roots, stem and leaves.

The part of a plant that anchors it in the soil is called the root. Roots take in water for the plant.

The stem of a plant supports the leaves and flowers.

A leaf is the part of a plant where the plant makes its food using the process of photosynthesis.

A flower is the part of a plant that makes it able to reproduce.

Structure of a flowering plant

Science

In this Identifying plants and their basic parts unit pupils will compare and contrast familiar plants. In the Growing Plants unit, they will build on this knowledge to learn what plants need to grow and stay healthy

Pupils will draw upon exploration of growing and caring for plants in EYFS and their own everyday experiences. In this Identifying plants and their basic parts unit, pupils will build on this knowledge to identify and name a variety of common plants and describe their basic structure

This unit focuses on identifying and naming common wild and garden plants, including deciduous and evergreen trees. It covers the basic structure of flowering plants and trees. Emphasis is on asking questions, observing closely, classifying, and gathering data to suggest answers to questions.

Identifying plants and their basic parts

Physical activity and equipment requiring safe use

Activity that requires collection of items from an area (room, building).

When we use our observation skills, we are ...

The parts of a plant are also known as its ... 

parts of plants can look different at different times of the year

Sam is looking at some daffodils and she notices that they don't have any flowers. Why might this be?

Match each part of the plant to the correct number ... 

When we compare plants we ask "What is different?" and ...

Which of these can we use to observe plants?

Which of these might you find on a plant?

Content guidance

Exploration of objects

Adult supervision recommended

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Structure of a flowering plant

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.