Science at key stages 1 and 2    (Year 1)

• that there are different plants in the immediate environment
• to treat growing plants with care
• to make careful observations of one or two plants and of where they grow and to communicate these
• that plants have leaves, stems and flowers

• that plants grow
• to make observations of the plants
• to use drawings to record their observations and to communicate what happened
• that plants have leaves, stems and flowers
• to treat growing plants with care

• that plants provide food for humans

• that plants have roots
• to observe and compare the roots of different plants

• to make careful observations of the plants and to record these in a simple chart or table provided for them
• to conclude that plants need water to grow

• that green plants need light to grow
• to turn ideas about whether green plants need light to grow into a form that can be tested
• to observe and compare green plants grown in light and dark places
• to conclude that green plants need light to grow well

• that plants are living but that an artificial plant is not living