English National Curriculum - Science Science
Mission Objectives
Understand that plants are a source of food
Make predictions
Record their findings in a table
Enquiry Skill - Making predictions
Using prior knowledge to make informed suggestions on what may happen in a scientific enquiry.
Enquiry Approach - Identifying, grouping & classifying
Using observations, data and findings to name, label and organise items in a variety of ways.
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Words and meanings to learn
supermarket
a store selling foods and household items
fruit
part of a plant that has seeds
vegetable
part of a plant that can be eaten
farm
an area where crops are grown and animals are kept
tractor
a powerful motor vehicle with large tires which is used to pull ploughs and other farm machines
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Resources: A selection of fruits and vegetables and their seeds or stones. Tools for cutting.
Core Handout (2): A table for the children to complete to show what they know about seeds and stones and the fruits and vegetables they belong to. 2 sentences to complete for the children to explain a prediction.
Challenge Handout (4): A extended table for the children to complete to show what they know about seeds and stones and their predictions.
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Landscaper
Biologist
Countryside Ranger
Ecologist
Farm Worker
Farmer
