Year 1 - Science
Plants around our school or home
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 plants near your school or home.
Key Notes
- Plants can be found in the local environment
- Things in the local environment can be classified as plants or not plants
- Plants grow and change throughout the year
- Scientists use observation skills to identify different plants
Vocabulary To Learn
- plant: A plant is a living thing that often has roots, a stem and leaves.
- flower: A flower is the part of a plant that makes it able to reproduce.
- tree: A tree is a plant which has a single trunk supporting leaves and branches.
- 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
- Plants have flowers and are grown in pots.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the scientific idea in this lesson using two key points.
Plants can be found in the local environment. Things in the local environment can be classified as plants or not plants.
2. Define this scientific word and use it in context. 'plant'
A plant is a living thing that often has roots, a stem and leaves. Include the word in a full scientific explanation, not as a single label.
3. Correct this common scientific misunderstanding.
Mistake: Plants have flowers and are grown in pots. Correction: Examples of plants in different environments and different sorts of plants.
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