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Year 2 Diagnostic Task Plants
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Year 2 Diagnostic TaskPlants
Assessment FocusWORKING SCIENTIFICALLY
1c. I can observe closely, using simple equipment.
1f. I can use my observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions.
1g. I can collect and record data to help in answering questions.
Year 2 Diagnostic TaskPlants
Assessment FocusPROGRAMME OF STUDY
3a. I can observe and describe how seeds and bulbs grow into mature plants.
3b. I can find out and describe how plants need water, light and a suitable temperature to grow and stay healthy.
Just Checking!
Label your plant with the following:
flowerpetalstemrootleaf
Just Checking!
DiscussionWhat do plants need to grow?
Just Checking!
What is this called?
What is the difference between a ROOT and
a SHOOT?
shoot
root
Just Checking!
This seed has GERMINATED.
This means it has begun to grow into a
plant.
Just Checking!
leaftrunkflowerpetalfruitroot
shootbulbseedstem
growgerminate
lightwater
soilobservechangenotice
differencesimilarity
Target Words!
Jack and the Beanstalk
Click link to story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyPN2XuP7q4
Did it matter where the
beans landed?
Would the beans have
grown anywhere?
Jack and his friend, Tom, had an argument about the beans. Jack told Tom that he had some magic beans which could grow anywhere. But Tom didn’t believe him. Tom said the only place where the beans would grow was in soil. Jack said he would prove they could grow without soil.
Is Tom right? Can beans grow
without soil?
Planning: can seeds grow without soil?
DiscussionWhat do plants need to
grow?
How could Jack prove to Tom that beans CAN grow
without soil?
Testing: can seeds grow without soil?
Testing: can seeds grow without soil?
Can we just leave our seeds to grow now?
Do we need to do anything to them?
Predicting: can seeds grow without soil?
Which part of the bean do you
think will grow the first?
How long will it take to
GERMINATE?
How long will it take to be fully
grown?
How tall will it grow?
Observing – can seeds grow without soil?
How will we know if the seed has
CHANGED? How can we RECORD this?
Observing – can seeds grow without soil?
Observing – can seeds grow without soil?
How tall will it grow?
How has your seed changed?
How do you know it has changed?
What do you think it will look like in a
week’s time?
What have we found out?
Can seeds grow without soil?
Who was right – Jack or Tom?
How do you know?
What have we found out?
How does it compare to the seed which we
grew in soil?
What would happen if we
continued to grow the bean?
How tall will it grow?
Will it be a healthy plant?
What have we found out?
Do you think anything needs to be added to the water for the plant to be
healthy?
Hydroponics –growing plants in water.
What have we found out?
Now you are an expert, write down what you
would tell Tom and Jack to do to make sure they grew
the healthiest beans?
What have we found out?
Write down your own statement which you could test.
‘Seeds can grow with/without …’