Plants Growing

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Stages in the plant growth process, featuring different plants.

Showing the stages of plant growth - seed germination, root pushing down to find water, stem pushing up to find sun and flower growth.
From: Science Clips Helping Plants Grow Well
First Broadcast : 26 September 2003

Teachers' notes

Age Group : 5-7,7-9,9-11

Subject : Science

Topic : Life processes and living things

Keywords : Green plants as organisms

Notes : Can be used as introduction into investigation of roots and water intake by plants; also as introduction to part of the life cycle of flowering plants. 5-7 yrs - use to show that plants need light and water; ask the class to name plant parts.


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