Plants around our school or home
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can identify plants near my school or home.
Key learning points
- Plants can be found in the local environment
- Things in the local environment can be classified as plants or not plants
- Plants grow and change throughout the year
- Scientists use observation skills to identify different plants
Keywords
Plant - A plant is a living thing that often has roots, a stem and leaves.
Flower - A flower is the part of a plant that makes it able to reproduce.
Tree - A tree is a plant which has a single trunk supporting leaves and branches.
Observe - To observe is to look very closely and use other senses too.
Identify - To identify something is to be able to name it correctly.
Common misconception
Plants have flowers and are grown in pots.
Examples of plants in different environments and different sorts of plants.
Teacher tip
Try to watch a time lapse video of plants growing throughout the year. This is a great way of observing how they change over time.
Equipment
Access to plants in the local area. Simple sources for plant identification will be helpful too.
Content guidance
Risk assessment required - equipment
Exploration of objects
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these is not an animal?
Q2.Which of these pictures shows the season of autumn?
Q3.Which of these animals is a good pet?
Q4.Which of these trees is in the season of winter?
Q5.When we observe, we look closely at something. Which of these would you use to look at things?
Q6.Which of these pictures of plants shows a flower?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these is a plant?
Q2.True or false? Plants stay the same all year.
Q3.Where do plants grow?
Q4.What could help us to observe plants?
Q5.To identify a plant correctly you have to know ...
Q6.Look closely at the tulips. Which of these sentences is true?
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