Year 1 - Science
Naming trees
Identifying plants and their basic parts
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Unit Summary
This unit focuses on identifying and naming common wild and garden plants, including deciduous and evergreen trees. It covers the basic structure of flowering plants and trees. Emphasis is on asking questions, observing closely, classifying, and gathering data to suggest answers to questions.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to identify and name different trees.
Key Notes
- Trees are plants
- Different types of trees have different shaped and sized leaves
- Leaves can be looked at closely and compared using observation skills
- Trees can be identified using simple secondary sources of information
Vocabulary To Learn
- plants: A plant is a living thing that often has roots, stem and leaves.
- trees: A tree is a plant which has a trunk supporting leaves and branches.
- leaves: A leaf is the part of a plant where the plant makes its food using the process of photosynthesis.
- 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.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Children may think that all trees look the same.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the scientific idea in this lesson using two key points.
Trees are plants. Different types of trees have different shaped and sized leaves.
2. Define this scientific word and use it in context. 'plants'
A plant is a living thing that often has roots, stem and leaves. Include the word in a full scientific explanation, not as a single label.
3. Correct this common scientific misunderstanding.
Mistake: Children may think that all trees look the same. Correction: Examples of different types of trees with differing features.
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