Upload
others
View
0
Download
0
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
bbc.co.uk/digin
Grow your own grub.
Science ObjectiveTo understand what plants need in order to grow Resources •3courgetteseeds•Potsandsoilforeachplant•Measuringjug•Ruler•Water•Digitalcamera
Teaching activityIntroductionAsktheclassto…•WatchtheGROWcourgetteanimationatbbc.co.uk/digin.•Discusswiththeclasswhataplantneedstogrowsuccessfully.Recordallanswerstoreferbacktoattheendof thelesson.•Inpairs,discuss:“Doestheamountofwateraffecthowwelltheplantgrows?”•Createatwo-pointpredictionandhypothesisbasedontheabovequestion.Writeafairtestthinkingaboutone thingthatwillchangeintheexperiment,andthenumberofthingswhichwillstaythesameinorderforthetest tobefair.
Activity•Plantthreecourgetteseedsintoseparatecontainers.•Decideondifferentamountsofwatereachplantwillbegiven.(Try:10ml,30mland50ml). Watertheplantswitheachamountofwatereachday.•Monitortheinvestigationoveracoupleofweeksbyusingaresultstabletorecordtheheightof eachplantperdayorweek.Attheendoftheinvestigationagreeatwopointconclusionstating whichamountofwaterhelpedtheplantgrowbigger.•Takephotosoftheplantatitsdifferentstages.
Plenary(ongoingthroughthelessonandthenextfewweeks)•Discusswhataplantneedstogrowsuccessfully.Referbacktothenotesmadeintheintroduction.Arethereanyotherfactorswhichmayaffectitsgrowth?Planasimilarexperimenttotestanyothertheories.•ICTlink–iflookingatlightortemperature,usedataloggerstorecordthedifferentconditions,thentransfertheinformationintoagraphforanalysis. Extension•Dissectafullygrownplanttorevealitscomponentparts.Labelthepartsoftheplant andlaminateitforevidence.
bbc.co.uk/digin
Grow your own grub.
National CurriculumSc1.2 a.Askquestionsanddecidehowtofindanswerstothem.b.Usesimpleinformationsourcestoanswerquestions.c.Thinkaboutwhatmighthappenbeforedecidingwhattodo.d.Recognisewhenatestorcomparisonisunfair.e.Followsimpleinstructionstocontroltherisks.f.UseICTtocommunicatewhathappened. Sc2.3 a.Usesensestorecognisesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenmaterials.b.Recogniseandnamethecommontypesofmaterials.
Scottish Curriculum for Excellence Icanidentifyandclassifyexamplesoflivingthings,pastandpresent,tohelpmeappreciatetheirdiversity. Icanrelatephysicalandbehaviouralcharacteristicstotheirsurvivalorextinction.SCN2-01a
Icanusemyknowledgeoftheinteractionsandenergyflowbetweenplantsandanimalsinecosystems,foodchainsandwebs.Ihavecontributedtothedesignorconservationofawildlifearea.SCN2-02a
Throughcarryingoutpracticalactivitiesandinvestigations,Icanshowhowplantshavebenefitedsociety.SCN2-02b
Ihavecollaboratedinthedesignofaninvestigationintotheeffectsoffertilisersonthegrowthofplants.Icanexpressaninformedviewoftherisksandbenefitsoftheiruse.SCN2-03a
NI CurriculumLang+Lit:Talkingandlistening,reading,writing,presentationskills,ICTWorld Around Us:Mainstagesinlifecycles,plantsandplantgrowth,howchangeoccursinthenaturalworld(ScienceandTechnology,ICT),Howlivingthingsinteractwithintheenvironment,howlivingthingssurvive(Geography)Mathematics and Numeracy:placeeventsinorderof‘likelihood’,estimation,collecting,representingandinterpretingdata(HandlingData,ICT)