Melbourne Infant School - Science - Year1 - Growing Plants

Lesson Objective Activity Resources
1 KnowledgeTo know that there are different types of plants in the school environment.To know that different types of plants grow in different places.To treat plants with care.SCIENTIFIC ENQUIRYTo plan / contribute to planning a fair test investigation.To carry out a fair test.To record results in a table (Graph for AA).To interpret results. TI: Introduce the topic using the topic assessment sheet. Introduce today’s investigation using the Science Planning House: Kevin the Koala / Ginny the Giraffe wants to grow some trees around school. Where would be the best place?Design a fair test investigation where the children spend an agreed amount of time in each area counting the different species of plant in each area.Activities: Guided Group (With Parent Helper today – BA / A/ AA) – Carry out investigation.Art: Still life drawings / paintings of different plants.Literacy: Fact files about plants using information books.Maths (Guided by teacher BA / A/ AA): Using data gathered, create a bar chart / answer Numeracy problem solving questions.ICT: Dazzle – drawing plants from the school environment.Plenary – discuss investigation / evaluate results. What else have you found out today. What skills have you used? Investigation Sheet: BA / A/ AAPaper / Paint / Drawing EquipmentPlant booksMaths square paper and questionsDazzleIWB – Science Planning House
2 KnowledgeTo know that seeds grow into plants.To make observations.To handle seedlings with care.To know that green plants need light to grow and make comparisons.To recognise the characteristics of living things.SCIENTIFIC ENQUIRYTo plan / contribute to planning a fair test investigation.To name equipment required.To predict results. TI: Introduce today’s investigation. Kevin / Ginny need to know what plants need to grow well so they can grow the best trees. Use the ‘Science Planning House’ to plan a ‘fair test’ investigation. (Emphasis what a fair test is by adding lots of seed to one pot and only one to another and wait for the children to spot why it’s not fair (prompt if necessary))Activities: Guided Group: BA / A /AA Investigation Groups.Literacy: Make an observation log / continue fact files.ICT: Virtual ExperimentsNumeracy: Counting seeds reliably.Art: Seed PicturesPlenary – discuss investigation / evaluate results. What else have you found out today?What skills have you used? Explain of to continue observation logs over the next week. Investigations sheets BA/A/AAObservation log materialsInformation booksVirtual ExperimentsSeedsPotsDark boxCress seedsPaper / pva glue
3 KnowledgeTo know that plants have roots, leaves, stems, flowers.To make observations.To know that green plants need light to grow.To make comparisons.SCIENTIFIC ENQUIRYTo make comparisons and evaluate findings.To record results. TI: Discuss the expected results from the investigation last lesson. Look at some examples of good observation logs – what do they show we have found out. Model Activities.Guided Group: BA / A /AA Look at how well different plants have grown in chosen environments – discuss what we have learnt. Record results.Literacy: Flower puzzles. Make the flower and label the parts.ICT: Virtual Experiments.DT: Make a growing flower on slider mechanism Plenary: discuss investigation / evaluate results. What else have you found out today?What skills have you used? Recording sheetsPaperFlower puzzlesVirtual ExperimentsCard / template for flower (DT)CDROM: Virtual Experiments
4 KnowledgeTo know that we can eat different parts of a plants.To know that plants have roots, leaves, stems, flowers.SCIENTIFIC ENQUIRYTo sort and classify different plants into those which we can eat and can’t. TI: What do we use plants for? Make a list together. Discuss that we are look at the plants we can eat today. Model sorting the plants into those that we eat and those which we don’t.Activities:Guided Group: Children sort and classify plants into those we eat and those we don’t, explaining reasons. Record results in a Venn diagram.ICT: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/5_6/growing_plants.shtmlBBC Science Clips – what plants need to grow? Labelling plantLiteracy: Information books – fact filesDT: plant tasting (pre prepared) matching sensory words to plants.Art: Flower Collage with correct parts.Plenary: discuss investigation / evaluate results. What else have you found out today?What skills have you used? Pictures of plantsInternetInformation booksPlants / sensory wordsVenn diagrams (BA/AA)Flower Collage