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Y5/6 (B): Lesson 3: Investigating plant growth - Analysing, concluding and evaluating

Observing seed germination and analysing group data to look for patterns in the direction of plant growth. This lesson is part of the mixed-age scheme.
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Lesson plan

1. Recap and recall

Display slide 1 of the Presentation: Forces and adaptation, which shows a flying squirrel. Hand out the Resource: Knowledge organiser: Science – Unbalanced forces if required (see Adaptive teaching).

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Y5/6 (B): Lesson 3: Investigating plant growth – Analysing, concluding and evaluating
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