Science
Year 2 Planting Project
Over the Summer Term, the focus of Year 2’s Science lessons was on Growing Plants. In the first week back after
the Easter break, each child chose a seed and bulb to
plant. They made predictions about what plants need to
germinate and grow healthily, and made suggestions
about how we could test our hypotheses. They set up a
number of experiments, testing whether seeds really
need water, air, light and soil. Every morning, they took
great pleasure in checking the planting tray to see how
the seeds were progressing, with much excited chatter
ensuing. They recorded the progress of the seeds in a
seed diary each week, with some rather surprising results!
Additionally the children looked at the inside of a seed
and bulb, and discovered that plants make their own
food in their leaves. They developed their scientific
skills by observing carefully, producing labelled diagrams, planning and performing tests, and gathering
and recording data. Additionally, they each created an
eBook using an iPad, allowing them to digitally document the project as whole. They were thrilled to see
their finished books at the end of term! We also have
some evidence that we have unearthed some future
budding gardeners and botanists!
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