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Conservation of plants using seed banks (non-statutory)

I can describe how different species of plants are being conserved by the use of seed banks.

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Year 5

Conservation of plants using seed banks (non-statutory)

I can describe how different species of plants are being conserved by the use of seed banks.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Seeds contain a tiny plant and a store of food to allow the plant to start growing.
  2. Germination is when a seed first starts to grow into a plant.
  3. Seeds require warmth, water and air to germinate.
  4. Conservation is the act of protecting Earth's natural resources for current and future generations.
  5. A seed bank is a place where seeds are kept safely to conserve different species of plants for the future.

Keywords

  • Seed - Some plants reproduce by making seeds.

  • Germination - Germination is when a plant starts to grow from a seed.

  • Seed bank - A seed bank is a place where seeds are kept safely to conserve different species of plants for the future.

  • Conservation - Conservation is the act of protecting Earth’s natural resources for current and future generations.

  • Crop - A crop is a plant that is grown to be sold, often as food.

Common misconception

Pupils may not think that species of plants can become extinct in the same way that animals can.

Explain that if all of a particular species of plant, and its seeds, were destroyed then that plant would be extinct and none would ever live or reproduce again in the future.

Alongside this lesson, pupils could create their own mini seed banks using egg boxes and seeds collected from the environment around them. Seeds could be gathered from plants in the school grounds or from the food they eat, for example apple or orange pips.
Teacher tip

Equipment

None required

Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Supervision

Adult supervision required

Licence

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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
What does it mean to protect something?
Correct answer: to keep it safe from harm
to keep it in a locked away place
to create many copies of it
Q2.
What does it mean to store something?
to lose it
Correct answer: to keep it
to hide it
to sell it
Q3.
Which part of a plant makes seeds?
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Correct answer: flowers
leaves
stems
roots
Q4.
What does it mean when a species has become extinct?
it will be very hard for that species to reproduce
the species has lost its habitat
the species has lost its food source
Correct answer: there are no individuals of that species alive.
Q5.
Crops are plants that have…
been bought from a shop.
Correct answer: been grown to be sold.
grown in the wild without help from humans.
Q6.
Plants have certain requirements to survive and grow. What are requirements?
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tests they have to pass
places they can grow
Correct answer: things that they need

6 Questions

Q1.
The act of protecting the natural world to keep it safe for present and future generations is called…
extinction.
climate change.
Correct answer: conservation.
Q2.
What do seeds contain?
An image in a quiz
a very tiny flower
Correct answer: a very tiny plant
Correct answer: a store of food
a store of water
soil
Q3.
is when a plant begins to grow from a seed.
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Correct Answer: germination, germinating, germinate
Q4.
What do seeds require to germinate?
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: warmth
Correct answer: air
light
Correct answer: water
nutrients from soil
Q5.
What is a seed bank?
laboratories where rare seeds are grown
farms where seeds are carefully harvested
Correct answer: places where seeds are conserved
shops where people can buy seeds
Q6.
What sort of conditions are seeds stored in to keep them safe and prevent them from germinating in seed banks?
very warm and humid
very cold and humid
very warm and dry
Correct answer: very cold and dry

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