Scottish Curriculum for Excellence Science - Science
Mission Objectives
I can help to grow a plant
I can monitor a plant growing over time
I can explain the things a plant needs to grow
Enquiry Approach - Observation over time
Observing changes that occur over a long or short period of time.
Enquiry Skill - Setting up tests
Carefully following a method and using equipment accurately to carry out a scientific enquiry. The method may be designed by teachers or children themselves.
Enquiry Skill - Interpreting and communicating results
Using information, results and data to present findings, including oral and written explanations.
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Words and meanings to learn
sunlight
light from the Sun
compost heap
a pile of garden and some kitchen waste which slowly decomposes to produce fertiliser
weeds
unplanned wild plants that grow
garden
an area of ground where plants are grown
roots
the part of a plant that grows underground, gets water from the ground and holds the plant in place
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Resources: Trowel, potting compost, cup, seeds, watering can, handout.
Core Handout (2): A page for the children to draw the plant they think their seed will grow into.
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