English National Curriculum - Science Science

9. Explore use of plant hormones

Mission Objectives

Students will understand the different uses of plant hormones in agriculture and horticulture

Students will be able to explain the effects of plant hormones on plant growth and development

Students will be able to design an experiment to investigate the effects of a plant hormone on a particular plant species

Sign up to view the full lesson

Rocket Words Quiz

See if you know all the meanings of the rocket words

Assessment Quiz

Test your knowledge of this lesson

Word Search Game

Find all the rocket words in the grid

Lesson Resources

Lesson Plan

View and print the lesson plan

View

Downloads

Save files related to this lesson

Keywords

Words and meanings to learn

secondary

Resulting from someone or something else that is primary.

experimental

Untested ideas or techniques and not yet established or finalized.

apply

Be applicable or relevant.

geotropism

The growth of the parts of plants in response to the force of gravity.

auxin

A plant hormone which causes the elongation of cells in shoots and is involved in regulating plant growth.

This lesson has been written by

Required Resources

Resources: Whiteboard and markers, Meiosis and fertilisation diagrams, Videos or animations of meiosis and fertilisation 

Handout: Examination practice questions and answers

Warning: You are now leaving Developing Experts.

These links are being provided as a convenience and for informational purposes only; they do not constitute an endorsement or an approval from Developing Experts of any of the products, services or opinions of the corporation or organisation or individual.

Developing Experts bears no responsibility for the accuracy, legality or content of the external site or for that of subsequent links. Contact the external site for answers to questions regarding its content.

You will be redirected to:

Expert film

Sign up to view this full lesson

This lesson is only available to registered users, you can sign up for an account to get full access to this lesson.

Simply click the "Start your free trial" button below to get started.

Mission assignment film

Sign up to view this full lesson

This lesson is only available to registered users, you can sign up for an account to get full access to this lesson.

Simply click the "Start your free trial" button below to get started.

Careers related to this lesson

Biologist

Botanist