Plants from Different Areas

Plants from Different Areas
KS1 &2 Science based farm visits. Working in partnership with Alvis Brothers and Farmlink the Industrial Trust, the National leader in the provision of out of classroom curriculum linked activities, can arrange and subject to conditions potentially fund your next STEM based visit.
Science Key Stage 1: Sc1. 1; 2a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j. Sc2. 1b,c; 2b; 3a,b,c; 5a,b,c. Science Key Stage 2: Sc1. 1a,b;2a,b,c,d,e,g,h,i,j,l,m. Sc2. 1b,c; 2a,b,c,d. 4a,b,c,d.
Objectives: To understand that plants have certain needs for their growth & not all plants will grow in every habitat. The diversity & vigour of plants depends on optimum conditions of light, warmth & moisture.
Methodology: By looking at the type & range of plants growing in different areas (habitats) of the farm it is possible to classify them accordingly. Pupils learn how to use quadrats & how to measure the height & circumference of trees.
Key Words: Nutrition, adaptation, shade loving, sun loving, competition, ‘weeds’, conservation, fertiliser, insecticides, fungicides, weed killer, aquatic, oxygenating, marginal plants.
Skills & Concepts: Working in a group, recognising plants from a key/picture, drawing the parts of a plant, making comparisons between habitats & the plants that grow in them, recognising that some plants can adapt to several habitats.
Lesson Plan Classroom activity.	Resources:
Activity Arrive, welcome, Health & Safety. Divide into 4 groups. Using quadrats each group identifies & draws a number of plants from these areas (i) flower border (ii) vegetable garden (iii) wood (iv) pasture (v) field margins Lunch (venue weather dependent) Playtime activities supervised by teachers. Aquatic plants & pond dipping Discussion of findings Coach leaves	clipboards, paper, pencils worksheets ‘What plants can we find?’ plant key sheet quadrats environment game
Cross Curriculum Linkages delivered by the above activities:
Science Geography Maths English PSHE Technology

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