Lesson One – Plant Parts

This science teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to identify, define and learn the meaning of some vocabulary words that can be used to name and describe different parts of a flowering plant.

The class can practise labelling an illustration of a flowering plant to locate and name each of the special parts that are common to all plants such as the stem and leaves.

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to identify, define and learn the meaning of some vocabulary words that can be used to name and describe different parts of a flowering plant

Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify and describe the different parts that are common to all plants and sets of cards to match the common parts of a plant with their functions and label an illustration of a flowering plant to locate and name the parts that are common to all plants.

The interactive presentation can be used to explore the meaning of vocabulary words that can be used to name and describe different parts of a flowering plant.

This lesson is part of a science scheme of work to get the children to identify and describe the common parts found on all plants and explain how plants can be used for different functions including food, shelter and clothing. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.

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