Starter quiz
Match the part of the plant to its name.- A⇔flower ✓
- B⇔leaf ✓
- C⇔stem ✓
- D⇔root ✓
- Which of these are living things?
- plants ✓
- toys
- animals ✓
- rocks
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- Which of these living things is not a plant?
tree
grass
raspberry
stick insect ✓
- Which of these can all living things do?
- move ✓
- walk
- talk
- swim
- grow ✓
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- What does it mean to investigate something?
- To write some information about it.
- To find out more about it. ✓
- To give it a name.
- To tell someone what you know about it.
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- What does it mean to observe something?
- To use our senses to notice things about it. ✓
- To find out its name.
- To read information about it.
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Exit quiz
Which of these statements is correct?- Plants are living things that need the right conditions to stay healthy. ✓
- Plants are living things that can survive in any conditions.
- Plants are not living things so can be kept in any conditions.
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Which of these is not a requirement for plant growth?- air
- light
- water
- a plant pot ✓
- space to grow
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- Scientists can investigate what plants need by ______ plant growth when requirements are removed.
- arranging
- discussing
- observing ✓
- counting
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We can carry out a ______ test investigation to find out about requirements for plant growth.- 'comparative' ✓
Sam is carrying out a comparative test to investigate the question: "How does having no water affect how a plant grows?" Which variable will she change in her investigation?- the type of soil she uses
- the amount of light her plant gets
- the size of the pot she uses
- the amount of water the plant gets ✓
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- Why do we only change one variable in a comparative test investigation and keep the others the same?
- So that there is enough equipment to go round the class.
- So that we know our results have been caused by the variable we changed. ✓
- So that our investigation doesn’t take too much time.
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Key learning points
- Plants are living things and need the right conditions to grow and stay healthy.
- Plants need air, light, water, nutrients from soil, and room to grow.
- Scientists can investigate what plants need by observing plant growth when requirements are removed.
- A comparative test investigation can be carried out to investigate plant growth.
- In a comparative test investigation, variables must be controlled so only one thing is changed and another is measured.
Common misconception
Pupils may not consider plants to be living things because they do not move from place to place or have ‘babies’ in the way that many animals do.
Explain that plants are living things; we know this because they can move, grow and reproduce like other living things can.
Keywords
Plants - A plant is a living thing that often has roots, a stem and leaves.
Conditions - Living things need certain conditions to grow and be healthy.
Requirements - The requirements of something are the things it needs.
Comparative test - In a comparative test, the thing that is being changed has labels, such as the types of materials.
Variables - The things that can be changed, measured or kept the same in a comparative or fair test.
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