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QCA

Science at key stages 1 and 2    (Year 1)

Unit 1B: Growing plants

QCA
About this unit

This unit introduces children to the idea of plants as living things which grow and change. Children should become aware of similarities and differences in plants.

Experimental and investigative work focuses on:

  • turning ideas into a form that can be tested
  • making and recording observations
  • using results to communicate what happened and to draw conclusions.
Children also have opportunities to link their knowledge of how plants grow to their understanding of science and to ways in which growing plants should be treated with sensitivity.

This unit takes approximately 9 hours.


Sections in this unit

This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
1. Introduction
2. Finding plants
3. Watching plants grow
4. Plants for our food
5. Watering plants
6. Plants and light
7. Living and artificial plants
8. Review