Plants without light
You can find out and describe what happens when plants do not have light.
Plants without light
You can find out and describe what happens when plants do not have light.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Plants are living things, they need water to grow, stay alive and keep healthy.
- Without light, plants will grow taller at first, leaves lose their green colour and turn yellow or white.
- Changes in plant growth can be compared and described using observation skills.
- Different plants grow in different places with different amounts of light.
- Unhealthy plants without light can sometimes be recovered with light within a short period of time.
Keywords
Plant - A plant is a living thing that often has roots, stem and leaves
Light - We get light from the Sun so that we can see
Shade - To sit in the shade is to be in shelter from the light of the Sun
Compare - When we compare, we look at what is the same and what is different about at least two things
Record - We record in science to keep information so that it can be looked at again
Common misconception
Pupils may think that a plant without light will grow less, rather than grow taller initially.
Ensure opportunities for first-hand observation of plants growing without light over an extended period of time.
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To help you plan your year 2 science lesson on: Plants without light, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
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