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Discover the lifecycle of plants. Do they need water and sunlight to grow and thrive? Can celery be turned blue or red through simple experiments to reveal how water travels through them and their leaves.
Discover the lifecycle of plants. Do they need water and sunlight to grow and thrive? Can celery be turned blue or red through simple experiments to reveal how water travels through them and their leaves.

Copter Seed Investigation Activity

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Activity Three - Seeds In My Kitchen

Activity 3

Seeds In My Kitchen

  • Dt1/2.1a use the basic principles of a healthy and varied diet to prepare dishes
  • Dt1/2.1b understand where food comes from
  • Sc2/1.4 identifying and classifying

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Plants Around Us

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How Plants Grow

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Seeds & Lifecycles
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Plants Around Us

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Activity Three - Seeds In My Kitchen

Activity 3
Seeds In My Kitchen

Practical Resources:

Relation to Curriculum in England:

  • Dt1/2.1a use the basic principles of a healthy and varied diet to prepare dishes
  • Dt1/2.1b understand where food comes from
  • Sc2/1.4 identifying and classifying

Downloads:

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Lifecycle of Plants

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Seeds In Sunlight Investigation

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Seeds And Water Investigation

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How do I use this activity?

In this activity your child will sort a variety of seeds into groups, comparing their different shapes and sizes. These resources meet the following aspects of the National Curriculum of England: Design & Technology and Science. We currently offer three different plant related topics, be sure to check them all out. Plants Around Us, How Plants Grow and Seeds and Lifecycles. As with all of our topics you will find great curriculum standard activities for your classroom or home educated children. There are plenty of subjects for you to choose from, so you’ll be delighted with the wide range when planning your day.

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Our World in Pictures: Trees, Leaves, Flowers & Seeds: A visual encyclopedia of the plant kingdom

An encyclopedia of nature. This book is good for identifying trees and plants after your nature walks.

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Use this book for examples of plant and animal lifecycles.

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