Hi everyone, it's Ms. Pantow here.

I am so glad that you have decided to join me in today's science lesson.

Now we are going to be learning all about wildflowers and this is part of our learning on identifying plants and their basic parts.

Now I hope you've got your thinking hats on because we've got lots of fantastic learning to get done today.

So let's get started.

So the outcome for today's lesson is I can identify and name different wildflowers that grow from seeds.

Now, some of you may have heard the word wildflowers before and know what they are, but some of you might not be so sure, but please don't worry because that's what today's lesson is all about.

So let's go through some key words that we are going to use in today's lesson.

So we are going to practise saying these key words.

Now I'm going to have a go at saying it first and then I want you to repeat it back to me.

My turn, plant.

Your turn.

Super job, well done.

My turn, wildflower.

Your turn.

Super work everyone, well done.

My turn, seed, your turn.

Amazing, well done everyone.

My turn, observe, your turn.

Fantastic.

My turn, identify, your turn.

Wow, what fantastic practise of keywords we have just done.

And all of that practise is going to really help you to understand the keywords as well.

Super job everyone, well done, I'm very impressed.

So our wildflowers lesson today is going to be split up into two sections and the first part of our lesson is going to be thinking about what is a wildflower? So plants with flowers are called flowering plants, they can grow in many different places, for example, in a flower meadow or it could be in woods.

And you may have seen flowering plants in different places.

Where have you seen flowering plants? Have a talk with your talk partner.

Maybe you've seen flowering plants in the same place as your partner or you may have seen them in a different place.

Flowering plants can grow in woodlands, in meadows, fields, or even on the beach.

So flowering plants can grow in lots of different places.

So we can see those three pictures there of plants growing in different places.

So in the first picture we can see the plants are growing in woods.

And you may have been to a woods before and seen some plants growing.

The second picture is in a meadow.

You may have been in a meadow, a large open space and seen some plants growing.

And you also may have been to the beach and you may have seen some plants growing there.

How do you think these plants got there? So have a little think with your talk partner.

How do we think that these plants got there? Have a think.

Well done everyone for having a go at thinking about where these plants came from and how they got there.

So let's have a quick check of our learning so far.

So true or false, flowering plants only grow in gardens, true or false? Fantastic work everyone, the answer is false.

Now we're going to extend this answer a little bit and think about why.

I think this because A, flowering plants grow in lots of different places such as woods or meadows, or B, flowering plants only grow in pots.

So have a think back to the learning we've done in today's lesson and the pictures that we've looked at.

Which answer do you think is correct? A or B? Have a think.

Super work everyone, the answer is A.

So we know that flowering plants grow in lots of different places such as woods or meadows and they can even grow on the beach.

Super job everyone, well done.

So some plants are planted by people, but others grow without any help from people, these are called plants that grow in the wild.

So we can see our two pictures here, we've got plants growing in a park and plants growing in a field.

Now as it says, some plants are planted by people but actually others grow without any help from people at all.

So flowering plants that grow naturally in the wild are known as wildflowers.

Can you have a go at saying that word for me? Wildflowers.

Fantastic job everyone, well done.

So these plants often grow from seeds without any help from humans.

You'll often find wildflowers growing in large groups.

Sometimes they're the same type of plant and and sometimes they are a mixture in one place.

So you may see wildflowers growing in a large group and some of the plants may be the same and some may be slightly different types.

So we can see a picture here of dandelions growing in a field and you may have seen dandelions growing in a field near you.

Did you know that many weeds are wildflowers? So we often hear about weeds and how they can sometimes be a little bit frustrating, especially if they're growing in your front garden, and they are also known as wildflowers.

So let's do a quick check of our learning so far on wildflowers.

So Sam and Izzy are talking about wildflowers.

Let's see what Sam is saying.

Sam says, "Wildflowers grow from seeds.

They often grow without any help from humans." And Izzy says, "The seeds of wildflowers are always planted by people and can only grow with help from humans." Who do you agree with? Pause the video here, have a read over again what Sam and Izzy have said, and maybe talk with your talk partner to discuss your ideas.

Who do you agree with? Have a go.

Fantastic work, everybody, well done.

Sam is actually correct, wildflowers grow from seeds and often grow without any human help.

So it's important to remember that wildflowers do not need any help from humans.

Well done everyone.

So let's move on.

Wildflowers look very beautiful, especially in the summer because they're very colourful, they are very important because they provide food for many insects such as bees, moths and butterflies.

So let's have a look at the pictures on the screen here.

So we've got a butterfly and a thistle, we can see it's very colourful.

We've got a bee on a forget-me-not, which is a type of flower, and we've got bees on a thistle.

So wildflowers look very beautiful 'cause they're very colourful, but actually, they're really important to nature and they're really important to lots of insects.

So the first task of today's lesson is I would like you to go on a welly walk to a local field, woodland or nature reserve to look for wildflowers that have grown naturally and you may need to think about your shoes and definitely get your wellies out if the weather's a little bit rainy.

So Jun has said, "Which flowering plants do you think have grown in the wild?" So I want you and your talk partner or your group that you are in, I want you to go out for a walk locally, not too far, to a local field or woodland, and think about and look for the wildflowers that have grown naturally.

You may want to take some photos of the wildflowers you see whilst you're out there or you might want to have a go at drawing some of the wildflowers.

I hope you have a great time on your welly walk and continue the lesson with me once you're back, off you go, have fun and good luck.

Fantastic work everyone, well done.

I hope you had a great time on your welly walk and didn't get too muddy.

So Jun here has said, "I saw a mixture of flowers growing in some long grass.

It looks like they have grown naturally in the wild.

It looked pretty but a bit messy, so I don't think that people have planted them there or are looking after them." So Jun has noticed something very interesting, that it looks a little bit messy and that's given him a clue to maybe think that actually people haven't planted them there.

Did you notice the same thing or did you notice something different? We are now going to move onto the next part.

So we are now going to encourage wildflowers to grow near to where you live by making wildflower seed bombs.

Now you may need an adult to help you collect the resources but also to make the seed bombs too.

So you'll need quite a few things, so you may want to jot these notes down on a piece of paper.

So you will need some soil, some art clay or clay powder, some water, some native wildflower seeds, a cup, a large tub and a spoon.

So you need to get all of those things and mix them all together and put them into little chunks just like we can see on the screen there.

So pause the video here to have a go at making the wildflower seed bombs.

Once you've made them, you can watch them grow and see what happens.

Off you go, have fun making the seed bombs.

So you may after a period of time see that all your flowers have started to grow and they may be very colourful.

Your flower bombs may produce something like the picture on the board there or it might be producing something a little bit different.

Now we finished the first part of today's lesson and you've all done an amazing job.

Give yourself a pat on the back because we've done lots of fantastic learning about wildflowers.

So the next part of our lesson today is we're going to be identifying wildflowers.

So there are lots of different types of wildflowers.

When we look closely at wildflowers, we are using our observation skills.

Now remember we said we use our eyes for our observations.

So Sofia here says, "Observing wildflowers means looking closely at them.

So when you're observing something, you're using your eyes to look really, really closely." So let's have a quick check of our learning.

Observing wild wildflowers means A, looking closely at them, B, finding information from books, or C, putting wildflowers into groups.

Have a little think and we'll go through the answer soon.

Amazing work everybody, well done.

Observing wildflowers means looking closely at them and we're using our eyes to do that.

Super job everybody, well done.

So bluebells are wildflowers that are often found in woodlands.

So bluebells look very, very pretty, they've got a lovely blue colour.

Some bluebells in the woods, we've got a picture on the screen there, but we've also got bluebells in a garden too.

Can you observe them closely and describe these bluebells to a friend? So pause the video here and have a talk with your talk partner.

And what can you see about these bluebells? Look at them really, really carefully and describe them.

Have a go.

Well done everyone, I hope you had a great time looking really closely at these bluebells.

So we can see that bluebells are a beautiful blue colour, but actually they can be different shades of blue as well.

And they've got nice curved petals and almost look like a bell.

Thistles can have flowers in different colours and have very spiky leaves, they can grow to over two metres tall, that's pretty tall, and taller than the average adult, actually, so that's quite tall.

So we've got three different examples of thistles here.

We've got thistle one, thistle two, and thistle three.

Can you observe them closely and describe these thistles to a friend? So pause the video here and I want you to look really closely at these three thistles and think about what is the same between them and maybe what is different between them? Have a go.

Amazing work, everybody, well done.

So we can see here that all three of these are thistles, so that's something that's the same, but actually first of all, they're all three different colours, they're all very beautiful bright colours and maybe you noticed that as well.

Observing wildflowers can help us to compare them.

And remember when we compare things, we need to ask two questions, what is the same but also what is different? So whenever you see the word compare, we're looking at things that are the same but also things that are different.

So here we've got Andeep and Andeep is observing these buttercups and dandelions.

He decides to compare these wildflowers and asks what is the same.

So Andeep here has said, "The buttercups and dandyions both have green stems and yellow flowers." So Andeep here is observing, so he's looking with his eyes, and he's comparing them.

So the thing that he thought was the same is that they both have green stems and yellow flowers.

But I now want you to tell your partner what you can observe that is different? So with your eyes, look really carefully, you can go up closer to the screen if you need to.

What is different between the buttercup and the dandelion? Have a really close look and talk with your talk partner and then we will go through some of the answers.

Have a go.

Super work everyone, well done.

I hope that you had a great discussion with your talk partner.

Now we know Andeep has said that the buttercups and dandelions both have green stems and yellow flowers, but what did you notice was different? So the main thing that I noticed was that the buttercup shape and the dandelion shape, the petals and the flowers, are very different shapes.

So the buttercup is more a round, a rounded and more circular shape, whereas the dandelion is a long and thin shape.

So something that is different is the shape.

Did you get the same answer as me? So we're now going to check our learning from today's lesson so far when we're identifying wildflowers.

So we're going to observe and compare these wildflowers.

So we've got snowdrops and we've got bluebells.

So I would like you to have a think about what is the same between these two wildflowers and what is different.

So pause the video here, you might want to talk with your talk partner or you might want to write down some of your ideas so you don't forget them.

Have a go at observing and comparing and we will go through the answers really soon.

Good luck.

Fantastic work everyone.

Well done.

I know this was a bit tricky 'cause we're having to observe, so look closely and compare, but you've all done such an amazing job.

So let's go through some suggestions.

So you may have come up with a list of things that are the same.

So both wildflowers have green stems and long pointy leaves.

Both have flowers that are a tube or a bell shape and hang down.

So maybe you thought of those things that are the same as well.

Now what is different? The plants have different colour flowers.

The bluebells have lots of flowers on each stem.

Snowdrops have one flower on each stem.

So here we've observed, so we've looked really closely at the snowdrops and bluebells, and we've compared them, we've thought about what is the same and also what is different.

I'm so impressed with your work so far and all of the ideas you have shared.

Well done everybody.

So Laura is observing wildflowers and wants to find out what they are called.

Knowing the name of something is called identification.

Can everyone say that for me? Identification.

Fantastic, well done for saying that word out correctly.

Laura decides to look in a book.

What kind of book do you think would help Laura to identify a wildflower? There's a particular type of book, do you know the name? Well done, it's a non-fiction book.

So non-fiction books tells us lots of facts.

So we can use a non-fiction book about plants, look on the internet or even ask a plant expert to find out the names of wildflowers.

So a plant expert is somebody that knows lots and lots about plants.

So when we're finding out the names of wildflowers, there's lots of different ways we can find out that information.

You may have used a plant identification app before, or you may have read a non-fiction plant book before.

We can use identification apps and sheets too.

So there's lots of different ways that we can use to help us to identify wildflowers.

So let's do a quick check of our learning.

What can we use to help us to identify wildflowers? Is it A, a magnet, B, a plant app, C, a funnel? So have a quick think to the learning we've just done and think, what can we use to help us identify wildflowers? Have a little think.

Super job everyone.

The answer is plant app.

So we're going to move on to the next task for today's lesson.

So I would like you to go out and find wildflowers growing in the local area.

Use these pictures on an identification sheet to help you correctly identify and name different common wildflowers.

So pause the video here and I want you to go out on a local walk, just to your local area, and see what common wildflowers can you see.

I hope you have a great time on your local walk and you may need your wellies if the weather's not so great and it's a bit rainy.

Have a great time and we'll continue the lesson once you're back.

Amazing work, everybody, well done.

So Lucas here has said, "I saw a wildflower with blue flowers that looked a bit like bells.

I think these were bluebells." Did you see any bluebells on your walk? Alex here has said, "I saw a wildflower with tall, thin stems and flowers that had large red petals.

I think these were poppies." So you may have seen flowers similar to Lucas and Alex, or you may have seen some different flowers.

So we've now come towards the end of today's lesson.

So let's do a recap of our learning.

So we've learned that some flowering plants grow in the wild, such as meadows and woods.

Wildflowers grow from seeds without any help from humans, and we can observe and compare wildflowers.

Remember, observing is using our eyes and looking really closely and comparing wildflowers.

And comparing is looking at what is the same, but also what is different.

We can also identify and name wildflowers using non-fiction books about plants, so that's factual books, plant apps, plant identification sheets, and we can also ask experts as well.

So we've done lots of learning on wildflowers and I hope that by the end of the lesson you know exactly what a wildflower is, what they can look like, but also where they can be found.

So next time you find yourself in your local area, woodland or park, you can identify some of the wildflowers that might be growing there.

And now I think everyone deserves another pat on the back because you've done such fantastic learning in today's lesson.

I am so impressed with all of your ideas and all of the observations you have made on your walks.

Now, I hope you have a great rest of the day and I'm sure I will see you very soon in the next lesson.

Bye-Bye.