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This book aims to answer questions such as how do animals help plants spread their seeds? Can plants get food from water? What does an owl eat?
There are so many things to learn about plants and animals and this book is a great place to get started. The simple experiments in this book will help young...
The child friendly tools in this set make it perfect for children who love gardening! Hands-on exploration set makes complex gardening concepts easy to under stand Children follow step-by-step, fully illustrated activity cards.
Tools are sized perfectly for small hands. Containers are transparent for...
This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes all the latest publications from UK educational publishers.
This item is one of over 25,000 physical resources available from the Resources Collection. The Archive Collection covers over 50 years of curriculum development in the STEM subjects. The Contemporary Collection includes all the latest publications from UK educational publishers.
One of a series of books which explores plants, their structures, life processes, adaptation, classification and uses. The series' coverage includes curriculum-appropriate science, using both familiar, everyday...
Discover how plants make food, grow, reproduce and adapt to different habitats. Learn how some plants are threatened with extinction and why we need to make sure that a diversity of plants are protected for the...
Plant defence, communication and resilience
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Plants communicate – perhaps not as we do but communication is vital and some plants are surprisingly good at it. In these articles explore more about the role of action potential and discuss how understanding the... |
This collection of resources introduces 14-16 students to the world of plant disease in a lively and engaging way. They include practicals and classroom activities to get your students thinking about plants as living organisms, with their own defences against the threat of invading pathogens.
Ideas about...
Plant Disease Detectives
In this activity, students act as detectives, piecing together information from the sources provided to identify common plant diseases, including the type of pathogen causing it, ways in which the disease is spread, and how to stop the spread.
The activity will help students to demonstrate the following...
Plant Disease Practicals - Identifying the Cause of Brown Rot
In this practical activity, students explore how the technique of re-infection (using infected material to infect healthy plant tissue) can help to identify the cause of a plant disease.
Ideas about communicable diseases in plants are included in the updated programmes of study for Key Stage 4 science...