English National Curriculum - Science Science
Mission Objectives
Identify a plant
Explain how to plant a seed
Predict what might happen to their seed
Enquiry Approach - Observation over time
Observing changes that occur over a long or short period of time.
Enquiry Skill - Making predictions
Using prior knowledge to make informed suggestions on what may happen in a scientific enquiry.
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Words and meanings to learn
tree
a large, woody plant with a trunk and branches
oak
a variety of tree with large leaves and acorns
plant
a living thing that has roots and a stem or trunk and leaves
predict
to guess what might happen
seed
the small part of a plant which grows into a new plant
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Resources: A variety of seeds, planting equipment: cups, soil, labels and water. The story of Jack and the Beanstalk.
Support Handout (1): A 4-step storyboard with space for the children to explain how to plant a seed. Pictures for each step are included along the side and a word bank is along the bottom.
Core Handout (2): A 4-step storyboard with space for the children to explain how to plant a seed. A word bank is included at the bottom and there are spaces along the side for the children to draw pictures for each step.
Challenge Handout (4): 4 pictures for the children to cut out, stick down and make their own storyboard. A word bank is included at the bottom so the children can write instructions for planting a seed underneath each picture.
Expert film
Mission assignment film
Landscaper
Biologist
Countryside Ranger
Ecologist
Farm Worker
Farmer
