This lesson pack contains: A PowerPoint enabling pupils to: Consider the different conditions plants need to grow Plan and carry out an investigation into whether plants require light to grow Observe the effects of ‘capillary action’ on plants’ flowers. A worksheet enabling pupils to: Plan and write-up their investigation in a scaffolded way to support scientific thinking and detail. This is intended as lesson 2 in our ‘Plants’ topic, but can easily be taught as a standalone lesson.

This lesson pack contains: A PowerPoint enabling pupils to: Find out how flowering plants are pollinated Understand the difference between pollination and fertilisation Explore real life examples of seed dispersal, and understand the reasons for seed dispersal. Extend their knowledge by considering plants which reproduce ‘asexually’ A series of differentiated templates enabling pupils to: Create their own storyboards/cartoons to describe the process of pollination/fertilisation/seed dispersal in flowering plants. This is intended as lesson 4 in our ‘Plants’ topic, but can be taught as a standalone lesson.

This is an end of unit assessment intended for use following the Year 3 ‘plants’ unit. It is intended for use with our four part series of lessons, but can be used as a standalone assessment.

This lesson pack contains: A PowerPoint enabling pupils to: Identify the different parts of a flower Describe the function/s of the different parts Instructions on how to make a playdoh flower Find out about simple adaptations in the flowers of some plant species. Two worksheets enabling pupils to: reinforce their understanding of the parts of flowers and their function This is intended as lesson 3 in our ‘Plants’ topic, but can be taught as a standalone lesson.

Life Processes & MRS NERG - Year3/4 - KS2 science A PowerPoint and set of worksheets covering what makes something living or non-living. Opportunities for group and paired discussion, and reflection at the end of each worksheet. Worksheet’s created using a ‘Think, Try, Do, Extend’ structure. Tags - KS2 Year 3 Year 4 Science moving and growing

This lesson pack contains: A PowerPoint enabling pupils to: Identify the 4 different parts of a plant (roots,leaves, stem, flower) Describe the function/s of the different parts A worksheet enabling pupils to: reinforce their understanding of the parts of plants and their function This is intended as lesson one in our ‘Plants’ topic, but can be taught as a standalone lesson.