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Lesson 2: Parts of a plant

Using magnifying glasses to observe the parts of flowering plants and drawing and labelling diagrams.
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1. Recap and recall

Hand out whiteboards and pens (one each) and ask the children to draw a flower as they did in Lesson 1: What is a plant? Encourage them to label any plant parts they recall from the previous lesson, such as roots, stems, leaves or flowers.

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Assessment – Science Y1: Introduction to plantsLesson 1: What is a plant?
Lesson 2: Parts of a plant
Lesson 3: Wild and garden plantsLesson 4: Deciduous and evergreen treesLesson 5: Sorting seedsLesson 6: Which plant parts can you eat?
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