Science
Year 2
Observing Plants Lesson 2 ScienceWeek beginning 4th May ThisPlants week… • I can suggest how to care for a plant so it grows well.
• I can set up a simple test to show what plants need to grow well.
• I can predict which plants will grow well and which will not.
Science | Year 2 | Plants | Seeds and Bulbs | Lesson 2 We have been learning about plants... Seeds and Bulbs The first stage in the life cycle of most plants is a seed. Seeds come in all shapes and sizes. Every plant has a different seed. Seeds and Bulbs Every single seed has the beginnings of a new plant inside it, along with a little store of food to help it grow.
When the conditions are right, the seed soaks up water and swells, and the tiny new plant bursts out of its shell. This is called germination.
Embryo: The tiny root and shoot Food Store: which will grow A store of food for into the adult the young plant plant. to use until it has grown enough to Seed Coat: make its own A tough outer food. covering. Seeds and Bulbs: Germination
Follow the link below to find out more about germination.
https://youtu.b e/TE6xptjgNR0 Seeds and Bulbs
Some plants grow Flower Bud: Tunic: first from a seed, Future flower A papery and then develop stored inside outer a bulb that helps the bulb for covering. them to grow back protection. year after year. Scales: A bulb lets the Thick leaves plant rest that store underground over the food. the winter when it is too cold, then grow back later in the Roots year when conditions Stem are right. Seeds and Bulbs
Here are some common plants that grow from bulbs. Lilies
Daffodils Allium
Snowdrops Tulips Planting Seeds Neve, my little girl, loves gardening. She is going to help us by planting some seeds so we can compare how they grow. You can do this too, but you don’t have to. Comparing means looking closely to see what is similar and what is different. What Do Plants Need to Grow? Seeds need to wait for conditions to be just right before seeds can germinate and bulbs can sprout new growth.
What do you think that our plants will need so they can sprout and grow well? Planting
Neve is going to plant some seeds and set up a comparative test. You can do this too.
In our comparative test, Neve is going to plant the same seeds so we can compare how they grow under different conditions.
This will help us to learn what plants need to grow well. Planting 1 2 Fill your Plant the pot half seed in the full of soil. soil.
Cover the 3 4 Put the seeds with seeds in a more soil. warm and sunny spot. Plant Growth Comparative Test You are going to compare the growth of our test seeds.
One seed One seed One seed One seed will be will be will be will be given water given water given given no and but no sunlight and sunlight and sunlight. sunlight. no water. no water.
What do you think will happen to each of the seeds? Plant Growth Comparative Test
What conditions does each plant need? Where should they go? Plant Growth Predictions Plant Growth Predictions
Which seed did we predict would grow the best?
What conditions should we give our seeds and bulbs so that they grow well? Some ideas if you can plant your own seeds: