Y5/6 (B): Making connections: How does light affect the direction of plant growth?
Exploring the relationship between light source and the direction of plant growth through scientific enquiry.
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Recall key knowledge from previous units.
- Apply knowledge in new contexts.
When working scientifically, pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Carry out a full scientific enquiry.
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.
For more information about this unit, please see the Teacher video: Making connections – How does light affect the direction of plant growth? in Lesson 1: Investigating plant growth – Planning.
Suggested prior learning
This unit revises and builds on learning from the previous Y5/6 (B) Science units.Lessons
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 1: Investigating plant growth – Planning
Knowledge
- To revise the unit Life cycles and reproduction, Circuits, batteries and switches and Unbalanced forces.
Working scientifically
- To plan a comparative test.
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 2: Investigating plant growth – Gathering data
Knowledge
- To revise the unit Classifying big and small and Evolution and inheritance.
Working scientifically
- To analyse data.
Y5/6 (B): Lesson 3: Investigating plant growth – Analysing, concluding and evaluating
Knowledge
- To revise the units Evolution and inheritance and Unbalanced forces.
Working scientifically
- To evaluate the investigation and report on my findings.
Key skills
Key knowledge
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Unit resources

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Vocabulary display – Science Y5/6 (B): Making connections: How does light affect the direction of plant growth?
A display version of the key vocabulary from the mixed-age unit 'Making connections: How does light affect the direction of…
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