Nutrients and fertilisers for plants (non-statutory)
I can explain how soil quality can be changed using fertilisers.
- Year 3
Nutrients and fertilisers for plants (non-statutory)
I can explain how soil quality can be changed using fertilisers.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Soil is an important source of nutrients for plants.
- Some plants may struggle to grow and survive in certain types of soil.
- Nutrients can be added to soil using fertilisers.
- Fertilisers added to soil make plants grow bigger and be more healthy.
- Fertilisers can be organic, such as compost and manure, or human-made.
Keywords
Soil - Soil is ground up rock mixed up with plant and animal remains.
Organic - Anything which is alive or was once alive is organic.
Nutrients - A nutrient is any substance that plants or animals need in order to live or grow.
Fertiliser - A substance containing nutrients that we can add to soil to make it better for growing plants.
Human-made - Something that is human-made is made or caused by humans.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that fertiliser added to plants is their ‘food’ and so is necessary for their survival.
Explain that plants do not eat food in the same way that we do but they do need nutrients to survive, grow and stay healthy. They get these nutrients from soil and we can add fertiliser to soil to increase the nutrients within it.
Equipment
none required
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which part of the plant usually grows beneath the soil?
Q2.What does it mean to survive?
Q3.Something that is human-made is …
Q4.What is soil made from?
Q5.Which of these statements about soil is correct?
Q6.Which of these is not a type of soil?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.To grow well, plants need from soil.
Q2.We can add more nutrients to soil by …
Q3.Which of these statements is correct?
Q4.How do fertilisers affect plants?
Q5. fertilisers are better for the environment than human-made fertilisers, which can damage the habitats they are used in.
Q6.Which of these fertilisers are organic?
