Pupils who are secure will be able to:

• Identify plants and their features.
• Recall some of the roles that flowering plant parts have.
• Name some trees and their parts.
• Identify similarities and differences between deciduous and evergreen leaves.
• Recall that seeds and bulbs come from plants.
• Recognise that seeds need water for growth.

When working scientifically, pupils who are secure will be able to:

• Raise questions about plants and respond to suggestions on how to set up an investigation to answer a question.
• Use a magnifying glass to observe the different parts of flowering plants.
• Draw and label a diagram of a flowering plant.
• Use an identification chart to name flowering plants.
• Sort plants into groups based on specific criteria.
• Use non-standard units to measure leaf length.
• Recognise similarities and differences in seeds and bulbs.
• Recognise that predictions do not always match observations.
• Identify which plant parts can be eaten.
• Recognise that scientific research into plants leads to important discoveries.

Please note that Kapow Primary Science lessons are designed to be 1 hour and 30 minutes long to reflect the requirements of a core subject.