KS1 & KS2 science curriculum

This unit builds on pupils' prior learning from Identifying plants and their basic parts, where they learned to recognise common plants and their basic structures. In Growing plants, pupils will explore how plants grow from seeds and bulbs and what they need to stay healthy. This prepares them for the next unit, What plants do and what they need, where they will dive deeper into understanding the functions of different plant parts and how plants meet their needs to survive and thrive.

1. Plants from seeds
2. Plants from bulbs
3. What plants need to grow and stay healthy
4. Plant health and growth
5. Plants without water
6. Plants without warmth
7. Plants without light
8. Grow your own food (non-statutory - Climate Change & Sustainability)

• Explore the natural world around them, making observations of a range of plants
• Notice some similarities and differences between plants in their local environment
• Describe some important processes in the natural world around them, such as how plants can change throughout the year
• Identify and name a variety of common wild and garden plants, including trees
• Identify and describe the basic structure of a variety of common flowering plants, including trees