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Sample Videos for this unit

This unit introduces learners to the idea of plants as living things which grow and change. Learners should become aware of similarities and differences in plants.

Lessons from QCA Primary Scheme of Work Unit 1b - Growing Plants. List of lesson which videos have been produced for:

What do you know about Plants?

This lesson provides a video to introduce the topic and shows some common food crop plants being grown and prepared to eat.
The video is not intended as a substitute for the suggested activities of getting the children out of the classroom to observe plants in the local environment, but as an introduction to this activity.
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That plants grow.

This lesson's video shows some plants learners should have seen and starts to introduce the steps needed to get plants from the field onto their plate. This theme is covered in more detail in the next lesson.
The video is not intended as a substitute for the suggested activities of showing real plants, but helps to meet the breath of study by showing plants in there context.
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That plants provide food for us.

The videos in this lesson start by asking why plants are important to humans. They then show some common foods and how they get from the field onto your plate.
This fits the Breadth of Study by showing food in domestic and environmental contexts.
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That plants have roots.

This lesson's video shows a Spider plant which has become pot bound with its roots growing out of the bottom - you could link this to showing a real plant you have in classroom and then discuss the wheat seedlings roots also shown on the video.
Ask learners why they think a small seedling has such long roots - why are roots important to the plant?
This fits the Breadth of Study's domestic and environmental contexts, by linking a plant learners may have in own home to a wheat seedling, showing the roots which they have probably not seen.
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Teachers Guide / Ideas.

These are my suggestions or ideas on how I would teach this lesson and is based around the provided videos, of course feel free just to use the video and your own lesson plan.... see further Teaching Notes

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Teachers Notes:

About this lesson and the videos...

The videos in this unit are aimed at introducing the ideas of where food comes from. This theme is built on throughout the following units.

It is not intended to replace real life experiences which you use in your classrooms, but as a supplement to them or when you are unable to supply such experiences.....

Knowledge, skills and understanding:

Sc2 Life processes and living things.

Source: QCA Statutory content

Life processes

To relate life processes to animals and plants found in the local environment.

Green plants

To recognise that plants need light and water to grow
To recognise and name the leaf, flower, stem and root of flowering plants
That seeds grow into flowering plants.

Breadth of Study

Source: QCA Web site

During the key stage, pupils should be taught the Knowledge, skills and understanding through:

A range of domestic and environmental contexts that are familiar and of interest to them.
Looking at the part science has played in the development of many useful things.
Using a range of sources of information and data, including ICT-based sources.
Using first-hand and secondary data to carry out a range of scientific investigations, including complete investigations.

During the key stage, pupils should be taught to:

Communication

Use simple scientific language to communicate ideas and to name and describe living things, materials, phenomena and processes

Health and safety

Recognise that there are hazards in living things, materials and physical processes, and assess risks and take action to reduce risks to themselves and others.

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