Articles tagged as "7 -11 (KS2)"
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Growing seeds in a plastic bag
An activity for the Foundation Years to KS2 in order to observe seed germination.
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Making a root move through a maze
A fun way to demonstrate gravitropism, by making the roots of a seedling grow through a maze.
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How does light affect growing plants?
This experiment helps pupils understand about light and plant growth, by growing seedlings in three different conditions of light within film cans.
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Primary Booklet: Reproduction and Life Cycles - Part 1
This booklet and its accompanying resources have been updated to support the new Primary Curriculum.
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Primary Booklet: Reproduction and Life Cycles - Part 2
This booklet and its accompanying resources have been updated to support the new Primary Curriculum.
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Plants for Primary Pupils - Safety and Copyright
Safety notes for the 'Plants for Primary Pupils' booklet collection.
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Primary Booklet: Living Processes, and What Plants Need to Grow
This booklet and its accompanying resources have been updated to support the new Primary Curriculum.
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The Life Cycle of a Flowering Plant
A sequencing activity based on the stages and events in the life cycle of a flowering plant, illustrated by the rapid-cycling Brassica.
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Composting, Recycling and the Curriculum from KS2 Teaching Notes
In many gardens up and down the land there is heap of garden waste, some kitchen waste and probably grass clippings. But what opportunities does it have for science?
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Dandelions Across the Curriculum at KS2
How do dandelions grow in different habitats? . . . Can we measure their growth to give us useful information about these habitats? Can we then link these measurements to science teaching about plants, and to other aspects of the National Curriculum - in numeracy, literacy and IT?
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Investigating if Plants Grow Better with Fertiliser
Explores ways of measuring radish growth, with the suggestion of a “radogram” as a useful visual presentation of results
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Linked to developing an understanding of pollination, this activity scores frequency of different flower colours as graphs
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Do you have a dried up cactus lurking in your classroom? Treasure it - it is a valuable educational resource.
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Plants & Literacy - Games with cards 1
More activities that help establish vocabulary (root, stem, leaf, and parts of a flower) - useful as “starters” or “plenaries” and identifying children’s misconceptions
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Plants & Literacy - Games with cards 2
Activities that help establish vocabulary (root, stem, leaf, flower) - useful as “starters” or “plenaries” and identifying children’s misconceptions
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Includes 20 key words in relation to parts of a plant and their functions (including a flower, pollination and fertilisation). You can enlarge and pin it on the classroom wall for the pupils to use in their work.
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Plants & Literacy - What’s in a seed? Taking a seed apart
After the activity, a Pupil Sheet gives encouragement (and a little guidance) to draw and write about the observations made.
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Plants & Literacy - Vines and Villains Board Game
Based on “Snakes and ladders”, this board game reinforces children’s understanding about what seeds need to germinate and what plants need to grow well.
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Suggestions as to how to make a plant using a variety of materials . . . drinking straws for the stem, pipe cleaners or wool for the roots and all sorts of ideas for the flower - an opportunity to be creative and develop cross-curricular links
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Suggestions as to how to make a flower using a variety of materials . . . see the ideas listed and let the children be creative (and an opportunity to develop cross-curricular links)
