Starter quiz
- Which of these is not an animal?
- a cat
- a frog
- a daffodil ✓
- Which of these pictures shows the season of autumn?
- sunflowers
- oak tree ✓
- berries
- Which of these animals is a good pet?
- a rabbit ✓
- a shark
- a lion
- Which of these trees is in the season of winter?
- tree 1
- tree 2
- tree 3 ✓
- When we observe, we look closely at something. Which of these would you use to look at things?
- your ears
- your tongue
- your eyes ✓
- Which of these pictures of plants shows a flower?
- a tomato
- a fern
- a dandelion ✓
Exit quiz
- Which of these is a plant?
- a sycamore tree ✓
- a wheelbarrow
- a fox
- True or false? Plants stay the same all year.
- True
- False ✓
- Where do plants grow?
- Plants only grow inside in pots.
- Plants only grow outside in gardens.
- Plants can grow both inside and outdoors. ✓
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- What could help us to observe plants?
- our eyes ✓
- a ruler
- a pencil
- To identify a plant correctly you have to know ...
- how many leaves it has
- how tall it is
- what it looks like ✓
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- Look closely at the tulips. Which of these sentences is true?
- Tulips are a tree with big branches and green leaves.
- Tulips have yellow flowers and long green leaves. ✓
- Tulips have spiky leaves and red berries.
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Plants can be found in the local environment
- Things in the local environment can be classified as plants or not plants
- Plants grow and change throughout the year
- Scientists use observation skills to identify different plants
Common misconception
Plants have flowers and are grown in pots.
Examples of plants in different environments and different sorts of plants.
Keywords
Plant - A plant is a living thing that often has roots, a stem and leaves.
Flower - A flower is the part of a plant that blossoms. Flowers produce the seeds that can become new plants.
Tree - A tree is a plant which has a single trunk supporting leaves and branches.
Observe - To observe is to look very closely and use other senses too.
Identify - To identify something is to be able to name it correctly. To accurately identify an object you have to know exactly what it looks like.
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