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Year 5

Plant reproduction from cuttings

I can describe the process of plant reproduction from cuttings, based on my own observations.

New
New
Year 5

Plant reproduction from cuttings

I can describe the process of plant reproduction from cuttings, based on my own observations.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Plants reproduce to make new plants, or offspring, in different ways.
  2. Plants that have been grown from cuttings can be observed changing over time.
  3. Observations can be recorded in different ways, including annotated photographs, diagrams and tables.

Keywords

  • Offspring - Living things create offspring when they reproduce.

  • Reproduce - When living things reproduce they create offspring.

  • Parent plant - A parent plant is a plant that has reproduced and created offspring.

  • Observation - We make observations when we look closely at something and use other senses too.

  • Record - To record information is to keep it so that it can be passed on to others. This can be done in many ways including notes, photos and drawings.

Common misconception

Pupils may think that observations from enquiries should only be in written or numerical form.

Explain that there are many ways to represent the information we gathered during enquiries, including with diagrams, writing or even video recordings.

Although this lesson can be delivered as a stand-alone lesson, it is intended as a follow up to Lesson 2 of this unit, in which pupils take their own cuttings from plants. It is advised to leave at least three weeks between delivering these lessons so that cuttings have had time to grow.
Teacher tip

Equipment

pupils' cuttings from previous lesson (optional, but suggested)

Content guidance

  • Exploration of objects

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

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).

Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the part of the plant to its name.
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer:A,flower

flower

Correct Answer:B,stem

stem

Correct Answer:C,leaf

leaf

Correct Answer:D,roots

roots

Q2.
Andeep has recorded some information below. What has he created?
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: a table
a graph
a flow chart
a classification key
Q3.
Which part of a plant anchors it in the soil and absorbs water and nutrients?
Correct Answer: roots, the roots, root, a root
Q4.
Plants can create offspring in different ways. What are offspring?
An image in a quiz
the food plants need that has been made inside its leaves
Correct answer: the young of a living thing that have been made through reproduction
the habitat that living things grow, reproduce and live in
Q5.
What do we call a plant that has reproduced and created offspring?
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Correct answer: parent plant
flowering plant
houseplant
Q6.
What do we do when we record information?
read it so we can understand it
research it online so we can learn more
Correct answer: keep it so it can be passed on to others
Q5 shamsul75/Shutterstock

6 Questions

Q1.
Aisha has taken a cutting from a basil plant and taken photos at the start and after three weeks. How has her cutting changed?
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: It has grown roots.
It has died.
It has been pollinated.
It has formed seeds.
Q2.
Plants to make new plants, or offspring, in different ways.
Correct Answer: reproduce, can reproduce, reproduce asexually, can reproduce asexually, asexually reproduce
Q3.
We can find out more about how plants grow from cuttings by …
An image in a quiz
carrying out a survey.
identifying and classifying seeds.
Correct answer: observing them over time.
collecting photographs of flowers.
Q4.
Which of these would not be a good way to record how a plant has grown over time from a cutting?
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a table showing the number of leaves and roots at different times
Correct answer: a photograph of the parent plant before taking a cutting
a labelled diagram of the cutting at the start and after three weeks
a written explanation of how the plant changed each week
Q5.
Sofia has taken a cutting from a mint plant and recorded her observations over time in a table. Which statement about her cutting is incorrect?
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: The cutting has grown taller.
The cutting has grown more leaves.
The cutting has grown more roots.
Q6.
Growing new plants using cuttings is an example of …
reproduction with pollination.
reproduction with fertilisation.
sexual reproduction.
Correct answer: asexual reproduction.
Q4 Mila Naumova/Shutterstock

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