How plants grow

Student Sheet 7 – Demonstrating Gravitropism in Seedling Stalks
Suitability:

11-14

14-16

7-11

post-16
Topics

How plants grow

Plant disease

Plant growth

Plant reproduction

Primary

Requirements for life

Secondary
‘Fast Plants’ – Rapid-Cycling Brassica Kits
Suitability:

11-14

7-11

post-16
Topics

How plants grow

Inheritance

Plant growth

Plant nutrition

Primary

Reproduction

Requirements for life

Secondary

Selective breeding
Growing seeds in a plastic bag
Suitability:

4-7

7-11
Topics

How plants grow

Primary
Making a root move through a maze
Suitability:

11-14

7-11
Topics

How plants grow

Plant growth

Plant responses

Primary

Secondary
How does light affect growing plants?
Suitability:

7-11
Topics

How plants grow

Primary

Requirements for life
Respiration and photosynthesis made easy
Suitability:

7-11
Topics

How plants grow

Primary

Requirements for life
Plants for Primary Pupils – Safety and Copyright
Suitability:

4-7

7-11
Topics

Agriculture and farming

Food chains

How plants grow

Identification

Parts of a plant

Primary

Requirements for life
Dandelions Across the Curriculum at KS2
Suitability:

7-11
Topics

Classification

How plants grow

Identification

Primary
Investigating if Plants Grow Better with Fertiliser
Suitability:

7-11
Topics

Agriculture and farming

How plants grow

Primary
Plants & Literacy – What’s in a seed? Taking a seed apart
Suitability:

7-11
Topics

Agriculture and farming

How plants grow

Parts of a plant

Primary

Reproduction
Designing a Seed
Suitability:

4-7

7-11
Topics

Agriculture and farming

How plants grow

Parts of a plant

Primary

Reproduction
Plants & Literacy – Vines and Villains Board Game
Suitability:

7-11
Topics

How plants grow

Identification

Parts of a plant

Primary
Tree Rings – The Science of Dendrochronology
Suitability:

11-14

7-11
Topics

Ecology

How plants grow

Parts of a plant

Plant growth

Plant reproduction

Primary

Reproduction

Secondary
How to find the height of a tree
Suitability:

7-11
Topics

How plants grow

Parts of a plant

Primary
Why does holly have prickles? Activities and investigations
Suitability:

7-11
Topics

Adaptation

How plants grow

Parts of a plant

Primary