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Key Stage 1

Year 1

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In this lesson, we are going to be planting kidney beans. You will need soil, stones, a pot and a kidney bean but if you do not have these resources available, you can watch me plant a bean. We will be looking at what a seed needs to be able to grow into a healthy plant.


How do I plant a bean?

﻿Hi everyone, I'm Miss Harris. How are you doing today? Good, I'm glad to hear it. Should we start today's lesson off with a virtual high five, ready? Three, two, one go. Good job. Now today it's really exciting, it's our first lesson of our plants unit. And as you can see, I've got some beautiful flowers behind me and every lesson I'm going to be asking you to identify what flower, or plant is behind me. So don't worry if you don't know, because I'm going to tell you at the end anyway, but it would be really great if you could have a guess, because maybe you already know what this flower is. Today we're going to be answering this question, how do I plant a bean? Now we're going to be planting some kidney beans today, so don't worry if you don't have those things because you can join in with me in the lesson, okay? So we are going to be looking at what is the seed, looking at different types of seeds, looking at what a plant needs to be healthy, looking at the method of plantings, the instructions of how to plant our kidney bean, and lastly, we're going to plant our bean. For today's lesson, you will need an exercise book or a piece of paper, a pencil, a coloured pencil, and most importantly your brain. If you need to go and get any of these things, you can pause the video and go and get those now. Well done. Now for the experiment today, you will need a pot or a container, some soil, some kidney beans, and some stones. Now, if you don't have these things, you can still take part in the lesson or watch me plant my bean because each week we're going to be looking at how the bean plant changes and we're going to be using it in our very last lesson. So again, don't worry if you don't have these things, because you can take part in the experiment with me. So if you would like to get these things ready, you can go and get them now, so you can pause the video. Well done. So we are going to be scientists in this unit of work. Do you know what a scientist is? So a scientist is a person who studies the world around us, including things living and non-living. So what is a living thing? So we are living things and plants are also living things, whereas my pencil is not a living thing, is it? It's not breathing, it can't eat, it can't sleep, it can't reproduce or produce or produce waste, so it's not a living thing. Whereas plants and us, we are living things, so we are going to study plants in this unit of work. Okay, let's do our star words. So these are the important words we're going to be using in this lesson. So we going to do something my turn, and your turn, so I'm going to say, then you're going to say, you ready? So let's do, awesome, first part ready? Star words, star words, star words, your turn. Good, sunlight. Soil. Leaves. Bean. Seed. Stem. Roots. Water. Great job, well done. Okay, so we're going to start by looking at some types of seeds. So do know the name of any of these flowers? So when you look carefully at these plants, how are they made? Do you know? So they were made by planting a seed, and there are lots of different types of seed, and each plant has a different type of seed. So the plant in my background is going to be different, the seed is going to be different, a different shape, a different size, a different colour, to the seeds that these plants that you can see here will produce. So, here are some examples of some seeds. So we've got a sunflower here and you can see that the seeds are really big, they're black and white, and they're a kind of a shape like this. And the sunflower produces lots of sunflower seeds, and they are grown in the middle part of the flower. Then in the middle we've got the red poppy which is a wild flower, and it produces teeny tiny little black seeds, you might've seen them before. And lastly, we've got a pear, so some fruits have their seeds inside of them, so we can see here that the pear when you eat a pear and you get to the core of the fruit, you can see that there are some seeds in there, and the seed of a pear is like a brown colour, so they're are different types of seeds. And here we can see lots more grains and some beans. Today we're going to be planting some beans and watching them grow, and we will be using this plant to influence our learning over the next couple of weeks. I'd like you to take 10 seconds by pausing the video, and I would like you to look at these seeds, and I'd like you to choose two and compare their shape. So I might choose these ones down here. The seeds are small, thin and they are black and white, whereas these seeds are still thin, but they are a brown colour. So can you see that I have compared two types of seeds? Can you pause the video now and compare two seeds, so choose two different ones. Well done. So now we're going to look at what a plant needs to be healthy. So for each plant to grow, they will need some things so they can grow into a big healthy plant and live for a longer time. So we're going to go through each of their needs now. So the first one is plants need lots of sunlight, just like us, they need lots of vitamins from the sun to be able to grow. They need lots of water so that they don't get thirsty, so it's important that we water our plants regularly so they don't get thirsty because just like us, they need water to survive. Then plants needs something called carbon dioxide. Now, carbon dioxide is a gas that's in the air, and we can't see it because it's a gas so we can't often see gases. So in a moment, I'm going to ask you to draw what a carbon dioxide, but you could see here, down here, pointed the wrong way. You could see down here that I've used these waves to represent the gas. Now again, they need carbon dioxide to be able to breathe healthily and to produce lots of things inside the plant to grow. And lastly, plants need lots of warm temperatures to grow. So if they get too cold, they could die and not survive. So we need to make sure that our plants are nice and warm, and have lots of sunlight, lots of water, lots of carbon dioxide. Now in your books, I would like you to draw a picture to show what your plant will need. So here are all of the keywords, I keep pointing to the wrong way. Here are all of the key words, can you draw a picture? Pause the video and do that now. Well done. Okay, so now let's take a look at how we are going to plant our kidney bean. So our method is another word for the instructions, but it's a special word that scientists use, we say method, your turn. Good, so let's look at the first one. So here I've got three steps that we're going to follow. First, so I would like you to fill in the gap to describe the method of planting a bean. So first we're going to put some stones at the bottom of our pot to keep the water so it doesn't sit at the bottom of the soil because too much water can be quite unhealthy for our plant. Then number two, we're going to fill up our pot with soil, so we're going to put soil on top of the stones. And lastly we're going put our seed on top of the soil. So those are our first three steps. Now let's see if you were listening really carefully. I would like you to write these three steps first and fill in the gap to using the words at the bottom. Pause the video and do that now. Well done. Now, here are the next steps, so we got four and five now, these are the last steps. So number four, gently cover, sorry, cover seeds gently with the rest of the soil. And lastly, number five, gently water your bean. So we're going to put a little bit of water on the rest. So now it's time to pause the video and fill in the gaps of these two sentences. Great job. Now, can you pick up your coloured pen or pencil because we are going to tick or fix. So if we tick it, that means we've got it right, if we need to fix it, don't worry, we're going to write the correct answer. So number one, put some stones at the bottom of your pot. Give yourself a tick if you wrote pot. Now, if you didn't get it right, don't worry, we're going to fix it in a moment, so just keep listening. Number two, fill up most of your pot with soil. Give yourself a tick if you wrote soil. Number three, put your seed on top of the soil. Give yourself a tick if you wrote seed. Number four, cover your seed gently with the rest of the soil. Give a tick if you wrote soil. And lastly, gently water your bean. Now, if you've got any of these incorrect, don't worry because now it's a chance to fix it. You can put a nice neat line through it, and write it just above the incorrect word. So pause the video and fix any of your words now. So now we have written our method to plant our bean. Do you think it might be time to plant our bean now? Yes, definitely. So to plant our bean, you will need a pot, some soil, a kidney bean, and you will need some stones to put in the bottom. So make sure that you are following the instructions that we've just written if you would like to take part in the lesson. Now, remember if you don't have these things, don't worry, you can still take part by watching me do the experiment in a moment. And if you don't have a pot or soil, you can put your kidney bean on top of a dump cloth or a paper towel, and just make sure that the paper towel is wet every day so that it will grow. So, now it's time to begin your experiment, otherwise, keep watching to watch me do the experiment. So we are going to be by planting our kidney beans. So I've got everything I need, I've got my pot, I've got my soil, I have got my stones, some kidney beans, and then I've got the little shovel here to help me plant it. So first following the steps, I'm going to use my pot, I'm going to put some stones at the bottom to help drain the water out when I water it, I'm going to put some at the bottom there just to cover the bottom, like so. So we don't need all of them. Then I'm going to put some soil into my pot, I'm going to sprinkle some in. It's okay if you get a little bit of mess, I put a tray down. So I'm not going to fill it all the way to the top because I'm going to put my bean contents, my bean in first, there we go, lots of stuff, there we go. So, now I'm going to put one bean in the middle like that, and then put some more soil, just a little bit over the top of it. Here is a little bit more, make sure it's nice and covered like soap. And then we are going to water it. So now we're going to add some water, I've got a little spray water bottle. Add a little bit of water on the top, and then putting it in some sunlight, maybe on a windowsill in your kitchen, or you can put it in the garden and it will grow over time. Did you enjoy planting your kidney bean, or watching me do? Me too, thanks so much for your help, and we're going to use our kidney bean plants over the next few weeks. So we will watch our kidney bean change and grow by watching what specific things are changing within our plant. And if you didn't to a kidney bean today, don't worry because you can look at my plant over the next few weeks to see how it will change. So you can see here a small sneak peek into what changes will occur to your plant. If you look after it and make sure it's got all the four things that we've learned about today. Now it's time for the end of lesson quiz, where you can show up all the wonderful knowledge you've learned today about looking after a plant. And there are three questions to answer. Let's see how many of you can get right. But before we go, can you tell me what plant is behind me? Do you know which it is? Great job, it's called as sunflower, did you know that? Great, it's a sunflower, and you might see these in the summertime, and they can grow really tall as well and have big beautiful yellow petals around the outside. Well done today. You've worked incredibly hard and I am super impressed by all your knowledge that you have gained from today's lesson about plans. Do you think you might be able to go and tell someone that you know about the four needs that a plant has to grow big and healthy? Great, now, I look forward to seeing you next time, have a great rest of your day. Bye.

In this lesson, we will be learning all about different plants which grow in the wild. We will be describing their appearance and looking at the importance of having wild plants in our environment.

What types of plants grow in the wild?

﻿Hi, everyone. Welcome to today's science lesson. I'm Miss Harris. What's your name? It's lovely to meet you. Are you excited about today's lesson? Me too! We're going to be learning all about wildflowers and lots of things that may grow in the wild. We're going to be describing their appearance and looking at the importance of having lots of wildflowers in our environment. Now, at the end of the lesson, I'm going to be asking you to tell me what flower you can see in my background. You might know ready, and I'll give you a hint. It smells delicious and the smell can help you go to sleep. It's really known for making you feel really sleepy, okay? So today we are looking at what type of plants grow in the wild. We're going to start by recapping what a plant needs to grow big and healthy. We're going to be looking at what wildflowers are, why they're important, looking at some types of wildflowers, and then I'm going to be giving you a wildflower observation to go and do. You will need an exercise book or a piece of paper, a pencil, you'll need some colouring pencils 'cause I'm going to ask you to draw some pictures of some flowers later, and it's important that you have some colours so that you can identify which ones which, and then you will need your brain. If you need to go and get any of these things you can pause the video and go and get them now. Well done. So we are going to be scientists in today's lesson. A scientist is a person who studies the world around us, including things living and non-living. Did you know that? Oh, I'm sure you did. Now plants and flowers are living things. So we are going to be looking at those today. Let's do our star words. Remember star words are the important words that we are going to be using a lot in this lesson. So let's practise saying them. So we're going to do my turn, then your turn. So I'm going to say it, then you're going to do it. So you're going to copy each other ready? Star words, star words, star words. Your turn. Did you say it? Good job. Soil, dandelion. That's a funny word. Dandelion, lavender, daisies, natural, plants, wildflowers. Good job. Now for the next part of our lesson I would like you to go and get your bean plant if you planted one in our first lesson. And if you didn't, don't worry because this is a picture of my bean plant that I planted last lesson. If you've got your bean plant I would like you to draw a picture of what it looks like. If you don't have one you're going to draw my one that you can see here, okay? So pause the video and draw either your bean plant or my bean plant. You can see here that compared to last week when I planted my kidney bean, it had the coat all the way around it. But if you look carefully, you can see that the coat of the bean has split and it's getting ready to move into the next stage of its growth. So not much has changed really but you can see here it's split and there is a teeny tiny root growing out of the bean. How exciting. What does your bean plant look like if you've got one? Can you tell your screen? Great job. Now let's recap what a plant needs to grow healthy. So we've got lots of sunlight to keep our plant healthy. Lots of water so it doesn't get thirsty. Lots of carbon dioxide to help it grow and lots of warmth to help it survive. Now, if it doesn't have sun light the leaves of a plant are really special because they they use sun light to create their own food. So it's important that we have lots of warmth from the sunlight to keep our plant nice and healthy because otherwise, if it gets too cold it might freeze and not survive and I know we don't want that to happen, do we? So let's take a look at what wildflower are. So here you can see I've got a lovely picture of lots of wild plants. Now, wild plants and flowers can grow without any help from humans. They are naturally occurring plants and wildflowers are often lots of different colours and sizes and grow in a variety of different places. In particular, you may have heard of something called a ferm plant. Now these are plants that can grow almost anywhere. They can grow absolutely anywhere. You might, if you look really closely on your next walk you might see some grass or some fern plants growing on the top of a brick wall, because sometimes this can happen and you can see here all of these wild plants are beautiful colours and sizes. So why are wildflowers important? Now wildflowers are really important in our environment and we must try and avoid to pick them because they are a rich habitat for lots of insects. That means they provide a home for lots of our wildlife. They also provide pollen for bees so that they can pollinate and take it back to their hive. Now, wildflowers can also be really helpful to keep the soil nice and healthy and when they grow, they spread their roots to provide lots of nutrients and generate lots of nutrients in the soil. Now let's take a look at some different types of wildflowers. So we're going to have a look and I'm going to be asking you to describe what the plant looks like. So here is our first one, this is a poppy plant. These are poppies. What are they called? I didn't hear you say it say it louder. Poppies. Well done. What colour are the poppies? So the petals are red, you're right, and they have a really long stem up to the flower head and the petals of the flower are usually really thin and they often flutter around in the breeze. What's the name of this flower? A poppy, good. Now here we have another one called cow parsley. What's it called? Good., now you may have seen cow parsley before because it's really common and it grows in lots of places. It has a really long stem and then it can grow out into this shape and there are lots of teeny, tiny little flowers with lots of little white petals and next time you go on a walk try and spot some cow parsley. I'm going to ask you some questions. What colour are the petals of cow parsley here? Now do cow parsley, does it have a long stem or a short stem? Good it has a long stem. Now is there just one flower or lots of little flowers> Lots of little flowers, well done. Now this is called lavender. What's it called? Lavender, well done. Lavender is another type of wild plant. Lavender smells really beautiful and if you rub your hands onto the purple petals of the flower, you can get the fragrance of the flower onto your hand and can you smell it like this. Often people use lavender in their homes or in places like spas to keep them nice and relaxed because the smell is really relaxing. Now, lavender, they have really thin and tall stems and the petals and the flowers grow around the top of the stem and they're often quite narrow plants which you can see here. Now it's time for a pause point. I would like you to look at each picture and tell me what is the name of each of these flowers? Pause the video and do that now. Well done. Let's check. So we've got poppies the red one here, lavender in the middle the purple ones, and cow parsley over the other side which are the teeny tiny little white flowers. Well done. Should we learn about some more wildflowers? Good okay. So these ones are really recognised ones. I'm sure you know what these are. They are called daisies. Well done. Daisies are another type of wildflower and they often grow on grass. You may have seen lots of daisies maybe on your school field or maybe in your garden and they are a tiny little flower that have lots of white petals around the outside and they're really common like I said, to grow in the grass. We've then got something called dandelions. Your turn. So dandelions, often people pick them and they remove them from their garden because dandelions are known as a type of weed so they grow absolutely anywhere. So if you've got a nice flat concrete driveway to your house, or maybe some pathways around your flat you might have seen some dandelions grow before because they can grow anywhere and often people pick them up because they don't like them. Dandelions are really important to our environment because they provide a home for lots of wonderful insects and what happens is you can see the yellow flower over the other side, over time all the petals will fall out and we'll be left here with the seeds of a dandelion and often you can blow it and go like this and it will look like we can see here. The seeds can be blown and dispersed around the environment which is why they grow so easily because their seeds are almost like a little umbrella and they fly around in the air. And when they land, they can just grow almost anywhere. So let's take a moment now to look at why wildflowers are important, but first I would like you to draw and label five different types of wildflowers. So put all the pictures here and the names over the other side. So first draw the picture of the flower and then write the name underneath. You can use your colouring pencils, if you would like to if you've got them, if not, don't worry. You can just look really carefully at drawing the shape of the flowers. Well done. So let's look at why wallflowers are important. So let's read the first sentence. Wallflowers provide a habitat for lots of. So do they provide a habitat for lots of bees, for soil, or for insects? Look at the words at the bottom. So remember I've already told you earlier why wildflowers are important. So I'd like to think carefully and write the sentence down and fill in the gaps. So pause the video and do that now. Well done let's do the next one. So wildflowers, how keep hmm healthy. What do they keep healthy? Bees, soil, or insects. Look at the words at the bottom. Pause the video. Write that sentence down and fill in the gap. Great job. And let's do the last one. Mm need flowers for their pollen. Is it bees, soil, or insects that need flowers for their pollen? Pause the video, write that sentence down and fill in the gap. Well done. Now pick up your pencil or your coloured pencil and we are going to tick or fix. So we're going to check that we've got the right answer. And if we haven't, don't worry. We're going to put a nice neat lines through it and write it above. So wildflowers provide a habitat for lots of insects, give yourself a tick if you wrote insects, if you didn't don't worry. I'm going to give you your chance at the end to correct your answer. Then we've got this one here. Wildflowers help keep soil healthy. Sorry. Wildflowers help keep soil healthy. If you wrote the word soil, give yourself a tick. If you didn't, don't worry. We're going to fix it in a moment. And the last one, bees need flowers for their pollen. Now, if you've got any of those wrong, don't worry. Now's the chance to pause the video and correct your answer using your coloured pen or pencil. So pause the video, do that now. Well done. Now this week, I'm going to set you a little bit of homework that you can choose to do if you want to, you don't have to do it. I would like you to go on a wildflower observation. I would like you to go for a walk and look outside and see whether you can find some wildflowers that we have learned about today or maybe you would like to find some new ones and you can write down and draw pictures of what they look like. So first you need to go outside, then you're going to look for some flowers. So maybe when you go to the park will be the best place to see some wildflowers because the flowers in your garden might not be wild because maybe someone in your family planted them in the garden, and then you're going to draw a picture of your flower and you can maybe do some research to find out what the name of the plant is. So now it's time for our end of lesson quiz. Do you like my picture? It's me riding a bee. We have got three questions in our quiz today for you to see if you can answer them. Do you think you can get them all right? I'm sure that you can because you've learnt so much today. Now, do you think you can tell me what flower is in my background? We've learned about it today. What's it called? Lavender. Well done. These flowers are called lavender and they can grow almost anywhere and they smell really great. So well done, you've worked so hard today I would like to do something very special. Should we do a rainbow cheer? Do you know what that is? You don't? So you're going to hold your hands out like this and we're going to make a rainbow, imaginary rainbow with our hands and we're going to go like this. Did you think you can do that with me? Hold your hands up. Ready? Three, two, one. Great job. You worked really, really hard today and I'm really proud you and I can't wait to see your wonderful work next time. Have a great rest of your day and I'll see you very soon. Bye.

In this lesson, we will be learning about different types of trees. There are two types of trees, deciduous and evergreen. We will be analysing their leaves and the key differences in their appearance.

What is the difference between deciduous and evergreen trees?

﻿Hi everyone. I'm Ms. Harris. Welcome to today's science lesson. How are you doing today? Good. I'm glad to hear it. Now, today, we're going to be learning about the differences between deciduous and evergreen tree. So two types of trees we are going to be learning about today. At the end of the lesson, I'm going to be asking you to identify what tree you can see in my background. So you might see something behind me. What could it be? What type of tree? You're going to tell me. So keep it in your head and tell me at the end of today's lesson. So we are going to be looking at two types of trees today. We're going to be learning the facts about deciduous trees and facts about evergreen trees. Then I'm going to set you off on a tree observation at the end of the lesson, and we're going to do our end of lesson quiz. For today's lesson, you will need a piece of paper or a exercise book, a pencil, a coloured pen or pencil, and most importantly, your brain. If you need to go and get any of these things, you can pause the video and go and get them now. Okay, well done. So today we are scientists, and we are studying living things, which are plants and trees. So what is a scientist? Now, a scientist is a person who studies the world around us, including things living and non-living. So my pen is not a living thing. It doesn't breathe, it doesn't eat, it doesn't produce waste or reproduce. It can't communicate. So these are all the things that's a living thing might do. Let's do our star words. So we're going to do something called my turn then your turn. I'm going to say it, then you're going to say it. Ready? Star words, star words, star words. Your turn. Bark, deciduous, evergreen, trees, branches, trunk. Should we do it faster? Ready? Evergreen, trees, bark, branches, deciduous, trunk. Good job. Now, over the last few weeks, we have been looking at our bean plants that we planted in lesson one. Now don't worry. If you didn't plant a kidney bean in less than one, you can draw a picture of my bean plant. So this is what might be in part looks like at the moment. It looks very different to what it looked like last week. Now, if you have a bean plant, I would like you to go and get it, and you're going to draw a picture of it. Otherwise, if you don't have one, you're going to draw a picture of my one, and we're going to discuss the changes to my plant. So pause the video and do that now. Great job, well done. So you can see that my bean plant has now grown lots of roots coming down the bottom, and you can see that the stem has slowly pushed its way out of the coat of the seed. And eventually it will grow up and up and up, and it will push its way out of the soil. So we've got lots of roots that are growing in the soil. Is it not exciting? If you have a bean plant, what does your bean plant look like? Great. Now, let's look at two different types of trees. So first, we've got evergreen trees. Evergreen trees do not lose their leaves. So in the winter, you might often see them potentially covered in snow or in frost when it's really cold because they don't lose their leaves. So they look the same all the time, pretty much. Unless they grow, that's the only time when they really change a lot compared to trees called deciduous, what are they called? Good. Deciduous tree, sorry. Deciduous trees lose their leaves in the autumn, and their leaves regrow in the spring time. So again, in the winter, you might see these trees without any leaves. So you might just see all of their branches and the trunk of the tree. So there'll be really obvious whether they're just seduce or evergreen. If they're evergreen, in the winter, they will have all of their leaves, whereas deciduous trees in the winter, they won't have any leaves. So it'd be really clear, which one is which. So here, I've got a picture of a deciduous tree and an evergreen tree. I would like you to pause the video and draw a picture of each one of these trees and then label it at the bottom. So pause the video and do that now. Well done. Now pick up your coloured pencil. We are going to tick or fix our answers. We're going to make sure that they're right. So here we've got a deciduous tree, which is this one here. And then on the other side, we've got an evergreen tree. So if you wrote those down and they're correct, give yourself a tick. If you didn't, don't worry, put a nice neat line through it and write the correct word above it. If you need to correct it, you can pause the video and do that now. Well done. So now let's look at some facts about deciduous trees. So deciduous trees lose their leaves in the autumn, and they will regrow in the spring time. And often in the summertime, they have big green and bushy leaves all the way around them. So they're really beautiful in the summertime. But in the winter, they lose all their leaves, and there are no leaves on them in the wintertime because they fell off in autumn. So, here you can see, this is what the leaves will look like in the autumn. Because deciduous trees, their leaves will change coloured to often yellows, browns, and reds and orange colours. And they will eventually fall off and drop to the floor. That means for the winter, there are no leaves on the trees. And on the other side, you can see lots of different types of deciduous tree leaves, because deciduous tree leaves are very different to evergreen tree leaves. Because they are flat, they change colour in the autumn time, they have little veins running through them. So if you look really carefully, you can see all the little lines or the veins going through the leaf. They're also really thin and they can fall off the trees. So let's look really carefully. Can you see all the little veins in the leaves? And they're often different shapes, aren't they? But they're all deciduous tree leaves. Well done. So here is deciduous tree leaf. You can see even clearer now all the veins that are going through the leaf, it's really thin. And you can see here that it's got a really pointy part to leaf. So it's a got a very lovely shape to it. Can you draw a picture of this leaf into your book? And I would like you to label some parts. So we know that they're thin. So if we go back in, we know that they're thin, they're flat, they can fall off the trees, change colour, and they have veins running through them. So can you write two labels around your deciduous tree leaf and draw a picture of it. So pause the video, do that now. Great job. Well done. So now we're going to write down some facts. So you might have written some labels, just some short words next to your picture, but now we're going to write some full sentences. So here's the first one. I would like you to write the sentence and fill in the gap, and choose a word that's at the bottom here to best fit the sentence. So I'm going to read it. Ready? Deciduous tree leaves change colour in the mmm? So I would like you to write the sentence and choose a word from the bottom to fit in that sentence. Pause the video and do that now. Well done. So we are going to check our answers at the end, because I've got another sentence for you. So this says, deciduous trees lose their mmm, each year. What do they use? Write the sentence down and fill in the gap. Pause the video now. Well done. And the last one. Their leaves are mmm and have mmm running through them. So this one got two words. Can you pause the video, write the sentence and fill in the gaps. Now pick up your coloured pen or pencil, we're going to check our answers. So here, deciduous tree leaves change colour in the autumn. Give yourself a tick if you wrote autumn. Deciduous tree leaves lose their leaves each year. Give you some a tick if you wrote leaves. Then we've got, their leaves are flat and have veins running through them. If you wrote flat and if you wrote veins, give yourself a tick. Now, if you've got any of those wrong, any of the pink ones that have got here wrong, you can pause the video now and put a neat lines through it and write the correct words about. So pause the video now. Excellent work. Well done. So here are some types of deciduous trees. We've got oak, maple and birch. So the birch leaf is the leaf that we drew earlier in the lesson. So we can see the oak leaf here, have got lots of round parts to their leaves, you can really see them when you go for a walk. They're really obvious that they are oak leaves, because they're very different to other ones. The maple leaves in the middle, you can see here, they've got very pointy parts to their leaves as well. And they often haven't got many round parts to their leaf compared to the birch leaf on the other side, which is a round shape and it has one point on the leaf. So they're very different, aren't they? And they will all change colour and fall off the trees in the autumn time. So now I would like you to draw and label two deciduous trees leaves. So you can choose two that you would like to draw here, or you can draw all of them if you're feeling like you would like a challenge. So pause the video and do that now. Great job. Now we're going to look at some facts about evergreen trees. But so far, our brain is full of knowledge about deciduous tree leaves. So let's take a moment, take a deep breath ready. And breath out. Because we are going to make space in our brain for the evergreen trees. Let's do one more deep breath, breathe in. Hold it, hold it, and breath out. Did you do that? Our brain has got lots of space to learn about evergreen trees. So evergreen trees are trees which do not lose their leaves. They might fall off if the wind blows, but they don't lose their leaves like deciduous tree leaves. So here are some examples of what the evergreen tree leaves look like. So evergreen tree leaves are often quite spiky, are quite thick. And you can see here that there are lots of little stems of them. So we can't see the veins running through them because they're not flat like deciduous tree leaves. And often they're quite spiky as well. A holly tree is a type of evergreen tree, and they are really spiky to touch. So be really careful. So I would like you to draw a picture of an evergreen tree leaf. So we can see her they're spiky, they're thick, and they are green. So they don't fall off the trees or change colour. So pause the video and do that now. Well done. Let's write some facts about evergreen trees. So here, again, we've got the words at the bottom that you can choose to fill in the gap of the sentences. So the first sentence. Evergreen trees do not mmm their leaves. They do not mmm their leaves. Can you pause the video, write that sentence down and fill in the gaps. Well done. We will check our answers at the end. So the next one, ever green leaves are mmm. So choose the one from the bottom. Pause the video, do that now. Great job. The last one. Their leaves are mmm and mmm like needles. So choose some words and fill in the gaps. Well done. So let's check. So evergreen trees do not lose their leaves. So pick up your coloured pencil and give yourself a tick if you wrote that correctly. So they do not lose their leaves. Evergreen tree leaves are small. They're really small. Give yourself a tick if you wrote small. And then, their leaves are thick and narrow like needles. So they're really spiky on the end. So they're really thick, but they're really narrow. So they're not flat like a deciduous tree leaves. So give yourself a tick if you wrote thick, and give yourself a tick if you wrote narrow. You can pause the video and correct any of your answers if you got them wrong. Well done. So here are three types of evergreen trees. So I've already mentioned holly at the top of that, which is quite spiky to touch it. So be really careful if you haven't find a holly tree. Then we've got a fir tree down here. Now, fir trees are often trees which you might have in your house at Christmas time. So they're the types of trees that we use for our Christmas trees if you have a natural one, or if you have one that's not real, sometimes they are in the shape of fir tree as well. And then on the other side, we've got eight cedar tree leaves. You can see they're really thick, but they're really narrow. But they're not very sharp. So they're okay if you would like to touch them. In your books, I would like you to draw and label to evergreen tree leaves. So you can pause video and choose two that you would like to draw here. Well done. We're nearly at the end of the lessons. Great job. So now I'm going to just set you at tiny bits of homework, but you can choose whether you want to do it or not. It's going to be a fun task. So I would like you to go and see how many trees you can find. You are going to: One, go outside. Two, to look for some trees. And three, draw a picture of the leaves. I would like you to decide by looking at the leaves, whether they are evergreen or deciduous trees. So you don't need to tell me or find out what the tree is. So whether it's oak or maple or holly. I would like you to find out whether it's evergreen or whether it's a deciduous by looking at the leaves, okay? 'Cause that will tell you whether it's an evergreen or whether it's deciduous, okay? And then decide, is evergreen or deciduous. So I've said that. Now it's time for our end of lesson quiz, where you can show off everything you know about these two types of trees that we have learned about today. Your brain is full of knowledge. I'm sure it's must feel like it's going to explode with new things that you've learned. But before we go, can you tell me what tree is in my background? So what are these that you can see here hanging? They are lemons, what are they called. Because this is a lemon tree and it produces fruit, which you can see here. Now, lemon trees often they won't grow here in the United Kingdom because they need a really hot climate to grow. So I think this is a picture from Italy, where these lemon trees are growing. so well done. You've worked super hard today as usual because you've always worked really hard. I hope you have a great rest of your day, and I will see when we carry on learning about plants. Bye.

In this lesson, we will be identifying the different parts of trees and flowers. We will be learning about the functions of the different parts of the trees and flowers and how they help the plant to grow.

What are the parts of trees and plants called?

﻿Hi everyone, I'm Miss Harris. Welcome to today's science lesson. How are you doing today? Good. Now, today we are going to be looking at this question. Let me make it bigger. What are parts of trees and plants? Or What are the parts of trees and plants called? Now, at the end of the lesson, I'm going to be asking you to tell me what flower you can see in my background. Have a good look. Keep it in your head. And then I'm going to tell you the end and you're going to tell me if you know it. Okay? So let's see what else we're going to be doing. We are going to be looking at the parts of a tree, labelling some parts of a tree, labelling parts of a flower and looking at the parts of a flower. And then we've got our end of lesson quiz. So we've got a very busy lesson today. We are going to need an exercise book or a piece of paper, a pencil, a coloured pencil. and most importantly, your brain, you guessed it. So pause the video if you need to go and get any of these things. So in this unit of work, we are-scientists! Can you remember what a scientist is? Can you tell me? So scientist is a person who studies the world around us, including things living and non-living. So what is a living thing that we are learning about at the moment? Plants! You're right. Plants and trees. Good job. So let's do our Star Words. These words here, this way. These words are the important words we are going to be using a lot this lesson. So let's practise. I'm going to say it, then I want you to say it, ready? Star Words! Star Words! Star Words! Your turn! stem petal flower trunk Your turn! leaves branch root root stem Good job, well done. So over the last few weeks, we have been looking at our bean plants and seeing how they have changed over time. So here is a picture of my bean plant. So if you didn't plant one in lesson one, don't worry. You can use my bean plant here to help you with this task. So I would like you to pause the video and draw a picture of your bean plant, or you're going to draw a picture of my bean plant. So pause the video, have a go at that now. Well done. So my bean plant is a little seedling now. It's pushed its way a little bit out of the soil, and it's got lots of lovely, healthy roots down at the bottom in this soil. So, today we are going to be learning about parts of trees. So you can see here I've got a picture of the trunk. Now on the trunk of a tree, you can see where my red arrow is pointing to, that's called bark that you can see in the square. So on a trunk of a tree, it's wrapped in bark to protect it. So you can see here it's really bumpy and it's often a brown colour and it's all, it goes all the way around a trunk. So a tree trunk isn't nice and smooth. It's got lots of bumpy bark around it. Now over time, trees can change. So they can grow from a seed and eventually grow into lots of really big, healthy trees. But it takes a really long time for a tree to grow into an enormous tree that you might see outside. But some trees can produce fruit. So you can see here, I've got a lovely apple tree that first grew and it had lots of lovely green leaves on it. Then it produced lots of flowers. And once the flowers, the petals fell off, it produced some, lots of red apples. So not all trees produce fruit. They might just produce seeds, which can be plant, taken off the tree and planted somewhere else. So here is a tree and I've got all the parts labelled. So at the top, we have got fruit, because lots of trees have fruit. Then, we've got the trunk of the tree, which is the, almost like the stem of a tree. And it's really big, and it helps the tree to stand up nice and tall. We've then got lots of wonderful leaves around the tree. Now we have learned previously about deciduous trees and evergreen trees. Both of them will have all of these things apart from fruit because evergreen trees will not produce any fruit. And we can see we've got some branches, which are holding all the leaves and holding all of the fruit on there. And at the bottom, we've got lots of lovely roots, because depending on how big the tree is, there's going to be lots of roots in the ground. So now, I would like you to first draw a picture of the tree and then use the words down the side to label each part of the tree and then going to check them afterwards. So pause the video, draw a picture of the tree, and then can you label the parts of the tree? Well done. Let's check whether we've got the right answer. So we've got fruit at the top. Then we've got the tree trunk. You can see where the arrow is pointing to. And on the other side, we have got leaves, branch and roots at the bottom. Great job. Now let's take a closer look at the parts of a flower. So here I've got a dandelion, which is a wildflower, and I've got, there's three different parts to this flower because over time a dandelion will grow and change and it will look pretty different. So first, you can see we've got the yellow flower in the middle. We've then here got the bud of a flower. So before the flower grows into a beautiful yellow flower, it's grown into a bud and eventually, it will grow, grow, grow, and then it will burst into a lovely yellow flower. And over time, the yellow flower, the petals will fall off and the plant will produce seeds, which you can see on the other side of my picture, can you find the word seed? It spells like this: S-EE-D. Seed. Can you put your finger on it on the other side? Well done. So if you picked a dandelion when it was covered in seeds, you could blow it like this, and all the seeds would fly around around you. So dandelions, like other plants have roots in the ground and they have lots of leaves around them. So keep this in your head because I'm going to ask you to draw it in a moment and label the parts. Are you ready? Can you label each part of the flower? So draw a picture of it and then label it. Are you ready? Off you go. Well done. So let's check our answers. So we have got a flower. Then we've got the bud, then the leaves, the roots in the ground. And on the other side, we've got the seeds and the stems. So it's really important that we know that before flower can grow, it is a tiny bud. So before the flower grows, it's a bud and then it will burst open into a lovely flower. And then sometimes the plant will produce seeds like our daffodil does. So here we have got a rose plant. Now, if we take a closer look at the flowers, you can see here that this on the top of the stem we've got a little bud, let me just make sure you can see it. There we go. So here is a little bud. Eventually, this will grow bigger and bigger and it will bloom into a flower that looks like this. And over time, that flower will get bigger and bigger til it produces a lovely rose like this one. So a flower will start off by growing from the stem, it will grow lots of roots, lots of leaves, and then it will have a little bud like this one, and then it will grow and produce some petals into a flower. So you can see this one here is much bigger than the one next to it because this one started growing first. So the sizes are very different here. Now it's time for end of lesson quiz. You've worked really hard today and have learned lots of different parts of a tree and a flower. Maybe when you go for a walk next time you can take a closer look at lots of flowers and trees around you and see if you can tell the person you're with what each part is. Let's have a look at my background now. Do you know what flower is in my background? This is called a what? It's called a tulip. A tulip flower can come in lots of different colours and they can grow really tall and they produce seeds in the middle. Great job. Great job today. I've just said, great job today. You've worked really, really hard, and I can't wait to see all of your wonderful work. I hope you have a great rest of your day and I will see you next time. Bye!

In today's lesson, we will be learning all about how tomato plants grow. We will be looking at the different stages of germination and what happens to the plant before it has grown enough to produce fruit. At the end of the lesson, we will be planting a thick tomato slice into some soil, so we are able to observe the growth. You will need a pot/container, soil, and 1 thick tomato slice. If you do not have these things, you will still be able to watch me plant the seeds.

What changes occur to a tomato plant?

﻿Hi, everyone, I'm Ms. Harris, and welcome to our science lesson today. How are you? Good, I'm glad. Should we start today's lesson off with virtual high five? Ready? Three, two, one, go. Good job. Should we do another one with the other hand? Three, two, one, go. Good job. Today, we're going to be looking at what changes occur to a tomato plant. So when we plant tomato seeds, they change a lot over a period of time and eventually grow into a plant and grow tomatoes. How exciting is that? So let's take a look at what else we're going to be doing today. We are going to be looking at what germination is, making a fact file about tomatoes, looking at a tomato plant growth, looking at what root vegetables are, and lastly, we've got our end of lesson quiz. You will need an exercise book or a piece of paper, a pencil, a coloured pencil, and your brain. If you need to go and get any of these things, you can pause the video now. Great. So we will be planting a tomato plant today. So if you would like to take part in this part of the experiment, you can, otherwise you can watch me. So if you would like to join in, you will need a pot or a container, a tomato, a normal-sized salad tomato, some soil, and some stones. Don't worry, as I said, if you don't have these things, because you can watch me do it. If you don't have a tomato, you could also use a strawberry or some seeds from an apple core, okay? So a scientist is a person who studies the world around us, including things living or non-living. So we are going to be looking at living plants in today's lesson. They are a living thing. Now in my background, I have got a particular flower and plant which you can see. At the end of the lesson, I'm going to ask you to tell me what plant you can see in my background. So take a good look, keep it in your head, and then you're going to tell me at the end, okay? So let's do our star words now, which are the important words we're going to be using in this lesson. Let's add some actions. Are you ready? So my turn then your turn. Star words, star words, star words. Your turn. Fruit. Roots. Flowers. Sown, that means planted, sown. What does it mean? Planted, good. Moist. What does that mean? Moist means wet, moist. Tomato, hold one, pretend you got one in your hand, tomato. Germination. We're going to find out what that means in a moment. Good job. So over the last few weeks, we have been looking at the changes which have occurred to our bean plant that we planted in lesson one. Now, if you didn't plant one, don't worry, because you can still look at my bean plant, which you can see in this picture here. I would like you to pause the video and draw a picture of your bean plant, or you're going to draw a picture of Ms. Harris's bean plant, okay? So pause the video, have a go at that now. So my bean plant has now started to grow little leaves. Maybe your bean plant has as well. And you can see I've got lots of roots underneath my plant in the soil. Now, germination is a really big word that we're going to learn what it means. So germination is when a seed is planted into wet soil and it begins to grow. So germination is when a plant begins to grow. So it's when a seed is sown, that means planted. What does sown mean? Planted into moist soil. It begins to grow. This is called germination. So it's when a seed begins to grow. What is it? When a... Good, when a seed begins to grow. If you look at my picture here, you can see the seed, and then next to it, you can see another seed that has begun to grow. You can see a tiny little root has popped out of the coat of the seed. How exciting! So in your books, I would like you to write down, what is germination? So germination is when a, hmm, begins to, hmm. Pause the video, write that sentence down, and fill in the gaps. Great job. So let's check whether we've got the right answer. So germination is when a seed begins to grow. Did you get that right? Don't worry if you didn't get it right, that was okay, because you can check it now. You could put a nice, neat line through it and write it above it. So check your answer now. Well done. So now we are going to make a fact file all about tomato plants. So you would need a sheet of paper or you can pull one out of your exercise book, you can ask a grownup to help you. On the front, we are going to write tomato plants, and then inside we're going to write all of the facts that we are going to learn today. So I'm going to show you how to set up your fact file and then how to draw the soil because we're then going to draw each stage of a tomato plant, okay? So let's take a look at how we set up our fact file and then you can have a go at doing it. So now we've seen how to set up our fact file. I would like you to pause the video now and get your fact file all set up. So now we're going to make our fact file about our tomato plant. So first, we're going to fold the sheet of paper in half, and on the front, we can write about our tomato, tomato fact file. And then if you want, you can decorate it with whatever you would like to write. On the inside, we are going to draw lots of pictures of different tomato plants. So we are going to need to draw just a little line at the bottom to show our plants. And this represents the soil. So let's learn about a tomato plant growth. So first, we've got step one. Step one is when the seed coat splits, that means that the seed that's been put in the ground and the coloured coat that's around the outside, it splits so that the plant can push its way out and begin to grow. Then step two, we've got tiny roots grow downwards and a seedling shoots upwards. So we've got the roots growing down and the seedling growing up. We then got some leaves, which will begin to grow on the tomato plant. How exciting is that? And often tomato plants have quite a lot of leaves. Then we've got step four, which is when flowers will begin to grow in preparation for the fruit, which will come later. So after some time, the plant will bear some flowers, which will later produce some fruit. So the petals will fall off and the fruit will begin to grow. So you can see here on number five, that there are some tiny little tomatoes which have begun to grow on the plant. And then lastly, number six, we have got ripe fruit. When fruit is ripe, it means it's ready to be picked and eaten. Good. So that's a lot of changes that the plant has had to do since being a seed to growing into a wonderful plant. That's a lot of stages, isn't it? So what we're going to do now is we're going to go back to the start. We are now going to draw a picture of each stage into our fact file. So first, I would like you to draw a picture of the seed in the soil. So underneath the soil, not from the top because we just planted the tomato seed just under the soil so it's ready to grow. So pause the video. And I would like to write step one, seed, and draw a picture of the seed. Step one of the tomato growth is a seed. So I can draw my seed just below the soil like that. So step one is the seed. I'm going to draw my seed. Step one, seed, making sure I'm labelling it. Great job. Now we're going to move on to drawing step two. Now next to the seed, I would like you to write step two, roots, and draw a picture of a tiny little seedling that is growing lots of roots going downwards and a little seedling growing upwards. Pause the video and do that now. Step two, we've got the root. So I'm going to draw a little plant. So remember it burst out of the seed, so lots of little roots grow, but also we've got one stem pushing out of the seed. So number two, roots. Excellent. Now, step three, can you draw a tomato plant? It has got lots of leaves on it right now. And write step three, leaves. Next, we have got leaves. So I'm going to draw the same thing again, lots of roots. I'm sure your drawing is going to be better than Ms. Harris's. Drawing a line up and I can draw a lots of little parts with some leaves on them. So I'm going to leave you to draw a better picture than Ms. Harris. And we can write number three, leaves. Well done, you are working so hard, great job. So so far, we've drawn step one with our seed, step two with roots, and we've just drawn step three with some leaves. Now we're going to do step four. So we're going to draw another plant with leaves, but we're going to add some flowers this time, because remember that a plant needs to have lots of flowers first so that it can bear its fruit later. So now pause the video, draw another plant with some flowers and label it step four, flowers. Step four are flowers. So again, we can draw our stem that is even bigger this time, lots of roots there, drawing our little stalks up here like this. But we can draw some leaves again, but also once we've drawn our leaves, we can draw some little flowers. So it's up to you how you want to draw your flowers. I'm just doing them very quickly like this. Ensure you can draw them in better detail than mine. I might need to label it, flowers. Great job. Now on to step five. This is when the petals fall off and the fruit begins to grow. So now you're going to draw another tomato plant with lots of leaves, some flowers, but also some small green tomatoes. Pause the video and do that now. Step five, we then got fruit, so I'm going to draw it again. Lots and even more roots this time growing into the soil. Drawing my stem all the way up. Again, drawing the stalks here with some leaves. Yours is going to be much better than mine. Draw some leaves. But this time the flowers are falling off. So we can draw a couple flowers on here still. But this time we're going to have some tomatoes growing in places. But remember, they're not ready yet. They're just beginning to grow. Then we've got to write fruit because the fruit is beginning to grow. Well done. So the last one, we've got step six, which is ripe, which is when the tomato fruit ripens and it's ready to be picked. So now you can draw your last tomato plant and draw lots of lovely, juicy red tomatoes on them. So pause the video and do that one now. And lastly, step number six, which is right when the tomatoes will then be ripe and ready to eat. So drawing the roots again, drawing the stalk stem all the way up, some stalks here, drawing the leaves. You can definitely colour this afterwards so that it's really clear that here in step five, the tomatoes are green, but once they ripen, they are going to be big and red, ready to be picked like this. Okay. So there is the insight of our fact file. Great. So hopefully your fact file so far looks like this. And I don't know if you noticed, but if you look at the roots, over time, the roots have got bigger and bigger and bigger. There's been more roots as the plant grows, because the bigger the plant is, the more roots are going to grow into the soil because the roots are going to soak up all the good stuff, all the nutrients from the soil to help the plant grow. So it's not just tomato plants which produce fruit. In a similar way, strawberry plants produce fruit strawberries and they have the same cycle. So they're from seeds. Then they have roots and a seedling. Then they grow leaves. Then they produce flowers. And then lastly, they grow lots of wonderful fruit that can be picked and ready to grow. So remember, as I said, if you don't have a tomato and you still want to participate in today's lesson, you could also use a strawberry, planting a strawberry, by cutting in half, because there are lots of teeny, tiny little seeds on a strawberry which you can grow. So now let's move on to looking at what root vegetables are. So we've learned about tomato plants so far, and strawberry plants, which grow above the ground. But what happens to things that grow below the ground? Can that happen? Let's find out. So here is a picture of an onion. I would like you just to take five seconds just to have a closer look. So you can see that the onion is growing below the ground, underground. Lots of vegetables are grown under the ground and they're called root vegetables. They have leafy green stems that grow above the ground while the vegetable grows underground in the soil. They absorb lots of healthy nutrients from the soil to help them grow. But on the top, you can see there are lots of leaves and a beautiful purple flower that eventually will die and that will give us an indication that will tell us that the vegetable is ready to be picked. So let's look at another one. So we've got garlic here, which again, you can see grows in the ground. It has a nice green stem and a little flower. But when the flower dies, that tells us that it's ready, the vegetable is ready to be picked. We've also then got a carrot, which is probably a root vegetable that you know already. And potatoes, which also are root vegetables, and they grow below the ground. If you'd like to take a closer look, you can pause the video now and have a look at each stage of the carrot and potatoes growing. So you can see that the vegetable in the ground is growing bigger and bigger and bigger over time. And then it's ready to be picked. So now on the back of your fact file, I would like you to write down one root vegetable. So write down the name of one root vegetable. And then I'd like you to answer this question, where do root vegetables grow? Above the ground or below the ground? Pause the video and do that now. Well done. So you could have said carrots or potatoes and onion, or you could have said garlic, like we said before, and they grow below the ground because they are root vegetables. They grow below the ground. Now it's time for our tomato plant experiment. So we are going to plant our own tomato plants and we are going to see how they grow and change over time. And don't worry if you don't want to participate or you don't have these things, you can watch me do it and you can help me along the way. You can also do this by instead of using a tomato, you can use a strawberry or an apple core. So you will need a pot or a container, a tomato, a strawberry or an apple, some soil and some stones, okay? So first, we are going to be looking at a tomato over time and watching it grow. First, we're going to put some stones in the bottom of the pot, because that will stop all of the water when we water it sitting at the bottom of the plant, because it's not healthy, it will help drain the water out of the plant. Then we will put most of the soil into the pot but leaving a nice space at the top to put our tomato. We will then put a slice of the tomato. So we're going to cut the middle part of our tomato, where all the seeds are, we're going to put one tomato slice on top of the soil. So we're not just going to put our whole tomato into the soil; we're going to cut a slice out and put it in the soil. We're then going to cover the slice gently with the rest of the soil. And then we're going to carefully water the seeds, okay? So if you would like to do this experiment, you can pause the video and have a go at this now; otherwise, you can keep watching to watch me plant the tomato slice. Okay. So what we're going to do now is we would like a slice out of the tomato. We're not going to just plant the tomato, we need a nice, thick slice out of the middle. So you're going to need to ask a grownup to help you, or you could just ask a grownup to set it up for you. So we're going to take our tomato and we're going to cut each side off, because look, these are all of the seeds inside the tomato that we're going to plant. So I'm just going to chop off both ends of the tomato. So we've got all these lovely seeds here. So we're going to plant this chunky part into our soil so we can get rid of those parts of the side and just keep this one. So here, I've got everything I need. I have got my soil, my pot, some stones, and I have got my tomatoes. And I've got a little spade just to help me with the soil. So what I'm going to do first, following the instructions, is I am going to put my stones at the bottom to help the water drain out once I water it. Putting a few there at the bottom like so, then I'm going to take my soil and I'm going to pour it. And I'm not going to do it all the way to the top, but I'm going to fill up most of it with the soil. And maybe a little bit more like so. Just going to get rid of these little extra bits which are in there, chuck them over there. Okay. Then I'm going to put my tomato slice in the soil like so, and you can see all these seeds are going to be the ones that grow. Then I'm going to take my soil and continue covering it up with the rest. Keep going, keep covering it until we can't see it anymore. Under the soil, you can get rid of that chunky bit. Okay. So we shouldn't be able to see the tomato anymore 'cause we've covered it up. So I've taken my soil out to the garden. That's why there's a few little stones in there. So now, I've put my stones in, I've put my soil in, I have put in my tomato, I've covered it with the soil, so now I'm going to water it. So I've got a spray bottle water bottle, but you can also just pour a little bit of water on the top. So we're going to make sure we water it every day. Make sure that it doesn't get really thirsty. But important thing to remember is if the soil, which you can see here, if it's wet and shiny like this, it doesn't need any more water. But if it's dry, then it will need a little bit of water. So just keep an eye on it every day. And now that's ready to go in a nice sunny spot on the window sill, ready to grow. Now it's time for the end of lesson quiz. It's me as the tomato. Looks quite silly, isn't it? Now what plant can you see in my background? What do you notice? What's it called? It's called a rose bush. So you can see lots of lovely red roses, which are on my background. And often red roses are given on Valentine's Day if you celebrate Valentine's Day; or they can be given on any other occasions. But rose bushes are quite spiky, so be careful if you ever see them. Great job today. You have worked really hard and I'm looking forward to seeing you next time. Bye.

In this lesson, we will be analysing our bean plants that we planted at the beginning of the unit in the lesson, 'How do I plant a bean?'. You will need your bean plant for the entirety of this lesson as we will be measuring and looking at the changes which have happened since we planted the seeds. If you don't have a bean plant, don't worry we will be looking at pictures of plants to see the changes.

What changes have occurred to my bean plant?

﻿Hi, everyone. Welcome to today's science lesson. I'm Miss Harris. What's your name? It's lovely to meet you. Now, today, we are going to be doing our last lesson of our plants unit. I'm really sad about that. We are going to be looking at what changes have occurred to our bean plants. Now, we planted a kidney bean in lesson one. And over the last few weeks, we've been watching it change and grow. If you don't have a bean plant in this lesson, don't worry, because you can use my bean plant to help you throughout the lesson. And I'm going to be asking you to do other activities just in case you don't have a bean plant. Okay? Great. So let's see what else we're going to be doing. So we are going to be drawing a picture of our bean plant or Miss Harris's bean plant. We're going to be measuring our bean plants, looking at the stages of growth, observing the changes to our plants. And then we've got our end-of-lesson quiz. Now, each lesson I've been asking you to identify what plant is in my background. So take a good look, because I'm going to ask you at the end to tell me the name of it if you know it. Or if not, I will tell you what it's called. So take a good look. Great. Now, for today's lesson, you will need an exercise book or a piece of paper, a pencil, a ruler, and your brain. If you need to get any of these things, you can pause the video and go and get them now. Great. Now we can get started. So a scientist is a person who studies the world around us, including the living things and non-living things. So we are looking at plants, which are living things. Let's do our Star Words. These are the important words we're going to be using in today's lesson. So let's say them. Ready? Stem. Good. Roots. Can you do that? Germination. Growth. Well done. Needs. Survive. Grow. Stem. Roots. And this one's not on there, but let's do it anyway. Leaves. Good. Well done. So here's a picture of my bean plant. If you have a bean plant, I would like you to go and get it now. And I would like you to draw a picture of it. Otherwise, you can draw a picture of my bean plant here. Because over time it has changed a lot. And in today's lesson, we're going to be looking at what changes have occurred since I planted my seed. So pause the video and do that now. Great job. Well done. So when a seed is sown, when it's planted into wet soil, it begins to grow. And this is called germination. Now, we've been learning about how lots of plants and trees have roots which grow under the ground. So in this picture, we can see what is happening on top of the soil. So we can see the plant has pushed its way out of the soil and has grown lots of leaves and a lovely long stem. But underneath the soil, we know that there are lots of tiny roots, which are soaking up all the nutrients from the soil. So I just thought I'd put this picture in here just to show you that we can't always see the roots in our plant. But if you put your seed into a glass jar, you'll be able to see the roots grow. So let's get started with measuring our bean plant. So if you don't have a bean plant, don't worry, I'm going to give you something else to do in a moment. So using your ruler, I would like you to measure how tall your bean plant is. So you can see here, I've put my ruler, I've put the zero on top of the soil. And I measuring from the soil to when the plant finishes. So you can see it puts a red line there, and that's the number that I will read on my ruler. Now, if you don't have a bean plant, I would like you to measure the length of your pencil or the length of a plant in your home. I'm going to show you now how to measure your ruler. Sorry, how to measure your pencil with a ruler or how to measure another plant. So I'm going to show you how to do it. If you're unsure, you can carry on watching, or you can get started with measuring the height of your plant. Pause the video and do that. So here I have got an orchid plant. So I am going to be measuring the height of my plant and showing you how to do it. So I got my ruler here. And you can see it goes from 0 to 15. I'm going to put my ruler into the soil like so and push it down a little bit just so it's in line with the bottom of the plant. I then going to read the numbers. I'm going to bend down, and I'm going to look at where the stem stops and the leaves begin. I can see that it's at about 4 1/2 centimetres. Yours might be something different. So I can write that my plant is 4 1/2 centimetres tall. And to measure my pencil, you can see I've put my pencil at the start of the zero, in line with zero. The pencil's just a little bit more than 15. So what I'm going to do is I'm going to put my finger roughly where 15 is, because it doesn't need to be perfect, and then I'm going to move it in line so I can see, I'm going to count on 15, 16, 17. So my pencil is 17 centimetres long. Okay, so now let's look at the different stages of growth that your plant will go through since you've planted as a seed. So here, we can see that we've put the seed in the soil just below the soil, not really far down. Not too deep into the soil, otherwise it won't grow properly. So we've got it just right. And it's got a nice, kind of a brown-colored jacket, what we call a coat around the seed to protect it before it grows. So that's step one, is the seed. Step two, we can see that some roots have begun to grow at the bottom of the plant, which have grown down into the soil. So that's step two. Then step three, the seed limb begins to grow, and we can see the stem has pushed its way out of the soil. So the seedling has begun to grow properly. And then we've got step four, which is where we can see that leaves have now grown on our plants. So we can see at the other side, we've got two there with lots of lovely leaves on them. So let's go back. We've got step one, is planting the seeds. Step one is seed. Step two is roots. What's step two? Good. Roots. Step three, we've got the seedling pushing its way out of the ground. And you can see that the little brown coat that it was wearing, it's slowly pushing its way out of it. And then step four, we have got leaves. So keep those in your head, because in a moment, I'm going to ask you to draw a picture of each step and to write what each step is. Are you ready? So I would like you to write what are the stages of a plant. You can use this word map here to help you with your spelling. So step one, step two, step three, and step four, I'd like you to write and draw a picture to go with each stage. Pause the video and do that now. Well done. So let's check what stages there are. So we've got step one, which is a seed. Step two, grow some roots. Step three, the seeding has now pushed its way out of the soil. And step four, we have got lots of lovely leaves. I want you to have a think now. What stage is your plant in, if you've got one in front of you? If you haven't, I would like you to look at my plant here. And I would like you to think, what stage is my plant in? So what stage is Miss Harris's plant in, or what stage is your plant in? Pause the video and have a real close look now. Well done. So my bean plant I can see is in step four because it's got lots of leaves which have grown around the stem at the top. Now let's look even closer at the changes to our bean plants. So we know the over time, our plants have changed a lot, from just a small seed in the ground growing into a wonderful, bright green plant. So I would like you to write a sentence about what has changed since you've planted your seed. Now, if you don't have your bean plant, you can have a look at my bean plant here. So what has happened to Miss Harris has bean plant since I planted it as a seed? So remember, it first looked like this. It was just a tiny seed in the ground here. And now it looks like this. So pause the video and write a sentence about the changes that have occurred to your bean plant or my bean plant. Well done. So your sentence might have been, "My bean plant has grown lots of roots, "and it has grown a really tall stem." You might have said that, "My bean plant has grown two leaves." Maybe you've got two or more leaves on them. Well done. It's now time for our end-of-lesson quiz where you can show off all the knowledge you have learned today about bean plants and their stages of growth. But before we go, can you tell me what plant is in my background? Do you know what it is? So this is called a fern plant. What's it called? So a fern plant is a wild plant, which you might see lots of if you go to a forest. Or lots of parks might have lots of groups of ferns because they grow so quickly and in real large amounts. So there'll be lots of them if they are growing. And they spread really quickly. Now we're at the end of our unit. If you would like to share your work that you have completed over the last few weeks, or to send us a picture of your wonderful bean plants or tomato plants, you can ask your parent or carer to share a picture of your work on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter using the tag #OakNational and the hashtag #LearningwithOak. We would love to see all of your wonderful work. But remember, it must be your parent or carer that shares it for you. Have a great rest of your day. And I've really enjoyed teaching you this unit. See you soon.

Unit Overview: Plants

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