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Lesson 5: Plant life cycle

Recognising the sequence of a plant's life cycle in an outdoor team game and drawing diagrams to represent each stage.
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Lesson plan

1. Recap and recall

Hand out whiteboards and pens (one each) and display the Presentation: Spilt seeds. Ask the pupils to work out the missing letters and write the six keywords.

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In this unit

Assessment – Science Y2: Plant growthLesson 1: What do seeds need to grow?Lesson 2: Seeds and bulbsLesson 3: GerminationLesson 4: Light and plant growth
Lesson 5: Plant life cycle
Lesson 6: Plant care
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