You Will Need

Provided Resources

• Challenge PowerPoint
• Investigation Task Sheets
• Research Sheets
• Fact Display Sheets
• Teachers’ Notes

Additional Resources

• A variety of age appropriate non-fiction books on plant function, growth, structure, etc.
• Access to computers for research
• 6 word cards (20 x 6 cm approx.) and chunky permanent markers
• A few trays of seedlings (beans are ideal - see Teachers’ Notes)
• Compost, 18 medium flowerpots and sticky labels
• A calendar (to help chn calculate the number of days on the investigation)
• A copy of the task sheets each and some display shapes if you want to create a display
• Pens, pencils, felt pens, pencil crayons, scissors, chunky display pens
• Green photocopy paper and different shades of green tissue paper (if you want to display your plant facts as a beanstalk)

Weblinks
A short compilation clip of plants growing that may give children ideas on what they need to be strong and healthy from www.bbc.co.uk