Plants from bulbs

Science

Plants from seeds

What plants need to grow and stay healthy

Plant health and growth

Plants without water

Plants without warmth

Plants without light

Grow your own food (non-statutory - Climate Change & Sustainability)

In this Growing plants unit, pupils learnt that plants need water, light and a suitable temperature to grow and stay healthy. In the What plants do and what they need unit, they will build on this knowledge to learn that there are further requirements for life and growth and these vary from plant to plant

In the Identifying plants and their basic parts unit, pupils learnt to identify and name a variety of common wild and garden plants. In this Growing plants unit, pupils will build on this knowledge to observe and describe how seeds and bulbs grow into mature plants

This unit covers observing and describing how seeds and bulbs grow into mature plants, and understanding how water, light, and temperature affect plant growth and health. It involves performing simple tests, using observations to answer questions, and gathering data to explore plant needs.

Growing plants

Physical activity and equipment requiring safe use

Use of equipment that may require supervision for safety, e.g. scissors in KS1, needles, paint, knives, cooking.

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

Plants rest as bulbs. Where can bulbs be found most of the time?

A bulb helps the plant to rest in the summer.

A bulb helps the plant to rest in the winter.

A bulb lights up the plant when it is dark in the winter.

Which of these plants can **not** grow from a bulb?

The inside a bulb has a mini plant waiting to grow.

The inside of a bulb has hundreds of mini bulbs.

Which statement about the inside of a bulb is true?

When a bulb starts to grow into a plant, a {{}} grows down into the soil for water.

Bulbs take a few days to grow into fully grown plants.

Bulbs take a few months to grow into fully grown plants.

Bulbs take a few years to grow into fully grown plants.

Laura planted some bulbs in September and is disappointed that they haven't grown into plants by October. Why is this?

Which part of a plant grows under the soil?

Which part of a plant can be bright and colourful?

What is the name of this part of a plant?

What is the name of the part of this plant that is holding up the flower?

Plants from bulbs

Lesson outcome

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