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What is a plant? > How do plants grow? > How do plants make new plants?

Three short films exploring the KS1 Science topic Plants - how to identify and categorise plants; pollination; plant reproduction and seed dispersal.

The videos

Plants

Naomi Wilkinson and her young helpers find out about plants - what a plant is, what plants need in order to grow and how plants reproduce.

Each of the films in this unit combines live action and animation to explore this KS1 Science topic in a clear, age-appropriate manner. The live action filming includes children exploring their own environment to seek out and identify plants; the animations include labelled diagrams demonstrating the parts of plants and the process of pollination and seed dispersal.

Key vocabulary is introduced and explained throughout - including roots, stems, leaves, flower, pollen, stigma, stamen, pollination, cross-pollination and seed dispersal.

Curriculum links

The topic Plants is referenced in the KS1 Science programmes of study at both Year 1 and Year 2.

At Year 1 pupils should be taught to:

• identify and name a variety of common wild and garden plants, including deciduous and evergreen trees
• identify and describe the basic structure of a variety of common flowering plants, including trees

At Year 2 pupils should be taught to:

• observe and describe how seeds and bulbs grow into mature plants
• find out and describe how plants need water, light and a suitable temperature to grow and stay healthy

Each film ends with a short demonstration of how the topic can be used to explore other areas of the curriculum, including Music and Design and Technology.

Further resources

91�ȱ� Teach > Primary > KS1 Science > Plants
What is a plant? > How do plants grow? > How do plants make new plants?