Plants around our school or home
I can identify plants near my school or home.
Plants around our school or home
I can identify plants near my school or home.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
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 blossoms. Flowers produce the seeds that can become new plants.
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. To accurately identify an object you have to know exactly what it looks like.
Common misconception
Plants have flowers and are grown in pots.
Examples of plants in different environments and different sorts of plants.
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
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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