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Year 3 - Plants

Take your Year 3 Plants science topic outdoors and have your children setting up investigations, playing games to support understanding and using their working scientifically skills (as well as various enquiry types) to bring their learning to life!

Describing the function of plant parts

LO: To describe the function of parts of a plant.

Deepen your children’s understanding of the functions of parts of a plant using this outdoor lesson. Your children will use large-scale art and science games to secure their knowledge.

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Investigating plant requirements for growth

LO: To explore the requirements of plants for growth.

Carry out an investigation into the requirements for plant life and growth with this outdoor lesson. Requiring minimal preparation, this activity will give your children the opportunity to see how requirements vary from plant to plant.

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Exploring how plant requirements for growth vary

LO: To explore how requirements for life vary from plant to plant.

Combine children’s knowledge of soils with their knowledge of plants in this active and practical outdoor lesson that focuses on using your existing outdoor space to explore plant growth requirements.

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Exploring the role of flowers in pollination

LO: To explore the part that flowers play in pollination.

Play games and get hands-on with this outdoor science lesson focusing on flowers and pollination, and deepen children’s scientific understanding by having them ask and answer questions about their observations.

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Observing seed formation

LO: To explore the part that flowers play in seed formation. 

The main activity of this outdoor lesson focuses on the ‘observing over time’ enquiry type, for your children to see the role flowers play in seed formation in your outdoor space, bringing out opportunity for discussion.

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Understanding seed dispersal

LO: To understand different methods of seed dispersal.

Utilising role-play and games that involve physical movement, this fun and creative lesson will have your children apply their scientific thinking to answer a question based on seed dispersal.

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Mrs Davies

Amazing resources which have really helped our school be more confident in using the outdoor space to enhance the children's learning. Great, fun, easy to follow lesson plans, which link directly to the key objectives!

Sharon Taylan

The Alfresco planning hub is a fantastic resources with lesson that are easy to pick up and teach. I use them both as full lesson, lesson starters and intervention session for an LSA. Would highly recommend.

Karyn Weglarz

I am a member of the Planning Hub and I love the variety of lessons provided. Most lessons need only simple materials that I usually already have on hand. I love taking my students out with these lessons.

Amy McTague

Brilliant resources, easy to follow and adapt for learners, clear progression!

Laura Walton

The online planning hub is a lifesaver. I teach in KS1 and the children always ask when we are going outside and parents always say how excited the children are about their outdoor learning. It is exactly what I was looking for and have now been using it for several years. Thank you for such a brilliant resource!