Guidance
Guidance:
Pupils should use the local environment throughout the year to observe how different plants grow.
Pupils should be introduced to the requirements of plants for germination, growth and survival, as well as to the processes of reproduction and growth in plants.
Note: Seeds and bulbs need water to grow but most do not need light; seeds and bulbs have a store of food inside them.
Pupils might work scientifically by: observing and recording, with some accuracy, the growth of a variety of plants as they change over time from a seed or bulb, or observing similar plants at different stages of growth; setting up a comparative test to show that plants need light and water to stay healthy.