PrimaryConnections Plants in action 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 SESSION LESSON 1 per Garden Buddy 1 per Garden QUANTITIES 1 per class 1 per class 1 per team 1 per class 1 per team Buddy 1 per Garden 1 per team 1 piece per cup Buddy 1 per Garden Buddy 1 per Garden 1 per class 1 per team 3 sheets per class 3 sheets per team 3 sheets per cup 3 per team equipment list Equipment and materials carry bag EQUIPMENT ITEM containers dock. optional J. The story of rosy Book. Baker, – box or bag, large, opaque small (eg, patty pan or egg carton) – container, David DVD. The private life of plants Attenborough, Ltd, 2003, DVD optional (BBC Worldwide – plant nursery (eg, tray or box lid (large enough for each teams’ plastic cups) small, for disposable camera – plastic container, small to hold flower or fruit samples – tray, cotton-wool (or paper towel) disposable camera journal (eg, A4 scrapbook) knife magnifying glass A3 optional paper/cardboard paper towel paper towel pegs or labels for identification

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Plants in action_2012_internals_SR_OUT.indd 78 27/07/12 12:00 PM PrimaryConnections Plants in action 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 2 1 1 LESSON SESSION QUANTITIES 3 per team 1 per class 1 per class 2 per student collection per team collection per class collection per class sufficient quantity per team 1per class 3 per team 1 per student 3 per team 1 per team per cup ½ cup measure buddy 1 per garden per cup ½ cup measure 6 per team 1 per team 2 per class 3 per team (lesson 2) 1 per student (lesson 3) EQUIPMENT ITEM kidney or borlotti – dry bean seeds cut open (eg, red beans) factual text about flowers and pollination factual text about fruits and seeds, seed dispersal – flower samples – fruits - a variety to be cut open for students draw – mixed flowers, including those that clearly show the lilium, tulip) pistil and stamen (eg, daffodils, stems, branch, leaves, seeds, – plant items (eg, roots, small seedlings, larger plant, flowers, fruit) or wheat) (eg, cress – plants seeds, fast growing or Resource, pollination animation (Science background online, Primary Connections website) – soaked bean seeds plant seeds as – soaked bean seeds (recommend likely to germinate) more these are plastic cups, clear ¼ teaspoon measure sand optional soft toy soil optional toothpicks tweezers water spray bottles Equipment and materials (continued) plant materials – dry bean seeds

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Plants in action_2012_internals_SR_OUT.indd 79 27/07/12 12:00 PM PrimaryConnections Plants in action 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 SESSION LESSON 1 per student QUANTITIES 1 per student 1 per student 3 per team 1 per class 1 per team 1 per class 1 per class 1 per team 1 per class 1 per team member 1 per class 1 per class 1 per student 1 per class 1 set per team 1 per class 1 per class 1 per student 1 per class 1 per class 1 per class Resource sheets Resource ‘Plant life stages jumble’ (RS1) EQUIPMENT ITEM ‘Information note for families’ (RS2) optional visit task list’ (RS3) optional Buddy’s ‘Garden Exploring seeds’ (RS4) ‘Observation record: Exploring seeds’ (RS4), enlarged ‘Observation record: Bean seed germination’ (RS5) ‘Procedure: Bean seed germination’ (RS5), enlarged ‘Procedure: section of a flower’ (RS6), enlarged ‘Cross section of a flower’ (RS6) ‘Cross flowers to fruit’ (RS7), enlarged ‘From investigation planner’ (RS8) ‘Plant growth investigation planner’ (RS8), enlarged ‘Plant growth ‘Procedure jumble: Bean seed germination’ (RS9), ‘Procedure enlarged jumble: Bean seed germination’ (RS9) ‘Procedure optional Tools Teaching class science journal collaborative learningbadges role collaborative learningchart team roles collaborative learning team skills chart student science journal TWLH chart wall word Multimedia Digital camera optional

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