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Y1/2 (B): Lesson 6: What is a botanist?

Role-playing as botanists carrying out research outdoors. This lesson is part of the mixed-age scheme.
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1. Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Life processes and ask the children to talk to their partners about how plants demonstrate each of the life processes.

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Y1/2 (B): Lesson 6: What is a botanist?
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