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Seeds & Plant Growth

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Science›Organisms & Life Processes|Ages 6—7|ID: mt_0B64gfJf7j

Observe and describe how seeds and bulbs grow into mature plants through stages of germination and growth

Mastery Evidence

  • Describe the stages: seed absorbs water → root appears → shoot pushes up → leaves open
  • Compare how a bulb and a seed start growing differently
  • Record observations of a growing plant over several days using drawings or a simple diary

Assessment Prompt

“Has [child] planted a seed or bulb and been able to describe what happened as it grew — first a root, then a shoot, then leaves?”

Curriculum Standards1 alignment

Y2.Sci.P.1The national curriculum in England
Seeds and bulbs growing

observe and describe how seeds and bulbs grow into mature plants

Science · Key Stage 1

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