Plant health and growth | Science | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Which of these is not part of a plant?

roots

soil ✓

stem

leaves

flower
Plants need water, warmth and ______ to grow and stay healthy.

'light' ✓
What does the temperature of something tell us?

How hot it is. ✓

How light it is.

How wet it is.
What would you use to measure the temperature of something?

magnet

ruler

thermometer ✓
What does it mean when scientists observe things?

They ask questions.

They look closely. ✓

They write things down.
Starting with 'start with a healthy plant', order these instructions for growing a plant with no warmth.

1

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Start with a healthy plant.

2

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Put the plant in a cold room.

3

⇔

Wait for two weeks (remember to water the plant).

4

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Observe the plant to see if there are any changes.

Plants need ______ , warmth and light to grow and stay healthy.

'water' ✓
Which of these is not a good reason why my sunflower grew most in July?

The plant got more light in July.

The plant got more wind in July. ✓

The plant got more warmth in July.
Which statement about healthy plants is true?

The leaves are green. ✓

The leaves are brown.

The leaves are yellow.
What word is used when a plant becomes droopy and floppy?

welt

walt

wilt ✓
Which of these things could you observe to decide if a plant is unhealthy?

The colour of the plant pot.

The colour of the leaves. ✓

The colour of the watering can.
Match the tools with the different ways of recording when we investigate.

camera

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photo or video ✓

pencil

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drawing or sketch ✓

squared paper

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graph or chart ✓

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Plants need water, light and a suitable temperature (warmth) in order to grow and stay healthy.
Healthy plants grow strong and upright. The leaves are firm and flowers fruit and root systems are well formed.
An unhealthy plant can be dry, dull, brown or yellow in colour and unable to stand upright.
The growth of plants over time can be observed and recorded in different ways.

Pupils may think that we observe using only our eyes

Show how we can use other senses to observe, we might listen, smell or touch when we observe

Plant - A plant is a living thing that often has roots, stem and leaves
Unhealthy - A plant becomes unhealthy when it does not have everything it needs
Wilt - A plant will wilt when it can no longer stay upright. Often the stem becomes floppy
Observe - When we observe, we look closely with our eyes, and use other senses
Record - We record in science to keep information so that it can be looked at again