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A series of demonstration, practice, extension and testing activities on plant parts including cells, factors affecting growth, flowers, leaves, petal, stem, root, composting and pollination.
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Autumn Colours A site for pictures of various plants in a variety of habitats in this season. The concept of colour in plant life is explored and would be useful for young learners.	Can you label a flower? A 'drag and drop' activity labelling the parts of a flower.	Click on the correct tree Learners have to click on the leaf which they think belongs to the tree given.	Fun with plants A matching activity which tests understanding.
All plants are made of cells A diagram of plant cells.	Factors Affecting Growth 1 An animation which shows 5 days of growth of cress seeds which are without light but given water and warmth.	I didn't know I ate that An activity in which learners have to identify which parts of a plant is in a number of known foods.	How plants grow 1 An 8 question quiz marked online.
Diagram of a plant cell Activity 1 labels the parts. Activity 2 compares these with animals.	Factors Affecting Growth 2 An animation which shows 5 days of growth of cress seeds which are without water but given light and warmth.	Label the plant cell parts A 'drag and drop' activity for more able learners.	How Plants Grow Millionaire An online quiz in the 'Who wants to be a millionaire?' format.
Do all cells do the same? A series of slides with a number of questions posed.	Factors Affecting Growth 3 An animation which shows 5 days of growth of cress seeds which are without warmth but given water and light.	Match cell parts A 'drag and drop' activity for more able learners.	Interactive Plant Quiz A 10 question quiz marked online.
Flowering Plants A powerpoint presentation covering aspects of flower parts and the various methods by which dispersal takes place.	Factors Affecting Growth 4 An animation which shows 5 days of growth of cress seeds which are given light, water and warmth.	Meet the plant parts An activity matching foods with their plant parts.	Life Cycle Quiz A 10 question interactive quiz marked online.
Fungi A set of high quality photographs in alphabetical order.	Factors Affecting Growth 5 A simple quiz testing understanding of the 'factors affecting plant growth'.	Parts of a Flower A 'drag and drop' activity putting together the parts of a plant.	Life Cycles of plants A matching activity which tests understanding.
If a plant didn't have a....? Learners have to explain why plants have certain parts. Answers are given.	Growing Plants Learners have grow a 'virtual plant' by adding water and sunshine in the correct amounts. A quiz checks a learner's understanding of the topic.	Plant 'Drag and Drop' An activity where learners match pictures with names and descriptions.	Parts of a Plant A matching activity which tests understanding.
Importance to a plant A 'drag and drop' activity where learners choose the 5 'most important parts of a plant' and then say why.	Helping Plants Grow Well An animation which sets learners a series of experiments to perform concerning light, water and temperature. There is a 10 question quiz which checks understanding of the factors affecting plant growth.	Plant Glossary Especially for more able learners. Includes pictures and diagrams of flowers, fruit, leaves, roots, seeds and stems helping learners in research activities.	Plant Parts A matching activity which tests understanding.
Leaf shapes A site with a series of pictures of leaves from a variety of trees with links to greater detail of each tree listed.	Label a flower A 'drag and drop' activity placing the 7 labels to parts of a flower.	Plant Life A 'drag and drop' activity identifying the different varieties of plants. The language is for the more able learner.	Plant Parts Match Up A matching activity which tests understanding.
Life Cycles Revision A series of screens covering all aspects of this part of the curriculum.	Life Cycle Activity Learners have to drag and drop plant parts to their correct labels.	Woodland Explorer An excellent resource for information on trees. Useful for project work.	Plant Matching Game An activity in which learners link pictures of plants with names and descriptions.
Life Processes Part 1 a 'drag and drop' activity labelling the various parts of a flower.	Life Processes Part 1 a 'drag and drop' activity labelling the various parts of a flower.		Plant Parts Wordsearch 1 Find the words within the grid.
Parts of a flower An activity of a plant which reveals the names of the parts.	Parts of a plant A 'drag and drop' activity placing the labels to parts of a plant.		Plant Parts Wordsearch 2 Find the words within the grid.
Parts of a Plant A powerpoint presentation covering aspects of labelling flower parts.	Plants and Animals 1 Step 1 is a 'drag and drop' activity matching the animal and it's habitat. Step 2 Looks at the living things you find in your local environment.		Plant Parts Wordsearch 3 Find the words within the grid.
Petal, leaf, root and stem A simple animated diagram showing these four plant parts.	Plants and animals 2 An activity where learners have to identify plants and animals within a scene. 2 sorting activities follow linking pictures.		Plants A matching activity which tests understanding.
Plant Labels A 'drag and drop' activity where learners label different parts of a plant.	Root An activity in which learners choose one of three vegetables and give it water, food and air in quantities which they have to work out. Each vegetable requires different amounts.		Plants & animals crossword Type the letters into the boxes to complete the crossword.
Plant Parts An animation of a flower with its parts labelled. Also internal links to information and pictures.			Plants Inside Out A matching activity for the more able.
Plant Parts Video Short video clip showing growing cycle from seed to plant.			Plants Test A 10 question test marked online covering growth, reproduction, movement and eating.
Plants and Algae A set of high quality photographs in alphabetical order.			Plants wordsearch Find the words within the grid.
Plant Processes Using the drop-down list select 'Plant Processes' and then 'play video'. A video clip gives learners information on the topic. This is followed by a number of experiments which are explained. An excellent resource.			Stem, leaf, root, flower A simple 'drag and drop' activity labelling the parts of a flower.
Spring Colours A site for pictures of various plants in a variety of habitats in this season. The concept of colour in plant life is explored and would be useful for young learners.
Summer Colours A site for pictures of various plants in a variety of habitats in this season. The concept of colour in plant life is explored and would be useful for young learners.
Trees are terrific A series of animated slides which look at what trees provide, what shape they are, how we can preserve them and why it is necessary to look after them.
Vascular Plants A series of 5 animated diagrams explaining what role roots play.
What do plants need? A simple animated diagram showing the 4 conditions plants need to grow.
Winter Colours A site for pictures of various plants in a variety of habitats in this season. The concept of colour in plant life is explored and would be useful for young learners.
Wild Flowers 1 A set of coloured photographs of wild flowers.
Wild Flowers 2 A set of coloured photographs of wild flowers.

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Flowers Gallery of Photographs An incredible collection of excellent flower photographs.	Composting An excellent drag and drop activity in which learners sort composting and recycling items and place them into the correct boxes.	Pollination Webquest An excellent project in which learners have a choice of 3 missions. Each one involves research to find the answers to the questions set.
Flower and Tree Drawings An excellent set of drawings which can be enlarged and/or downloaded.	Photosynthesis An excellent series of animations explaining the process of photosynthesis. Words included are carbon dioxide, chlorophyll and oxygen.	Soil Composition An excellent drag and drop activity in which learners sort out layer name, amount of humus and description labels to fit into the grid. Useful test of information covered in 'Soil Horizons'.
Wild Flower Identification A means by which learners can identify a wild flower they may have found through a petal counting grid or drop down list of species.
Seed (patterns and sizes) An excellent series of animations showing the planting and growth of bean, pea and corn from seed to plant.
Parts of a Plant An excellent series of animations explaining what each part of the plant does, the roots, stems, flowers and fruit.
Soil Horizons An excellent series of animations explaining the composition of the 3 major layers of topsoil, subsoil and bedrock.