Resources

This detailed guide to the life cycle of plants is an ideal complement to the National Curriculum. It studies how plants grow and reproduce before examining how human activity can interfere with the natural process...

Star Science is a structured yet flexible programme  covering the UK...

Star Science is a structured yet flexible programme  covering the UK...

Star Science is a structured yet flexible programme  covering the UK...

Star Science is a structured yet flexible programme  covering the UK...

Plant lifecycle card match - age 7 to 11

Invite pupils to learn more about the different stages in a plant’s life cycle with this card matching activity.

This activity is part of Endeavour, an online collection of inquiry-based teaching resources created by experts and teachers at the Royal Botanic Gardens,...

Plant lifecycle card sort - age 5 to 7

Invite pupils to discuss the different stages in a plant’s life and put them in order with this card sort activity.

This activity is part of Endeavour, an online collection of inquiry-based teaching resources created by experts and teachers at the Royal Botanic Gardens...

Read and Learn is a collection of non-fiction books that help young readers discover and understand the world around them, and provides a bridge from the Foundation Stage into Key Stage 1.

Plants investigates the main plant parts, and provides details of their functions as components of the plant. The series...

Plant nutrition and photosynthesis

These diagnostic questions and response activities (contained in the zip file) support students in being able to:

• Recall that plants are living organisms that need food to stay alive and grow.

• Recall that plants are producers that use a process called photosynthesis to make their...

Plant Pathogens - Identification

The poster ‘Plant Pathogens – Identification’ illustrates diagnostic tests that are commonly used to identify plant pathogens in the lab and in the field.

The poster is accompanied by a presentation, which can be used as a step-by-step walkthrough of the ideas in the poster.