Lesson Planning

Teaching

• To learn about and investigate natural & artificial asexual reproduction in plants (Y5&6)
• To record findings in the form of an annotated botanical illustration (Y5&6)

Activities

1. Identify and explain the ways that plants reproduce asexually, both naturally and artificially (Y5&6)
2. Draw botanical illustrations of asexually reproducing plants, using watercolour pencils (Y5&6)
3. Suggest enquiry questions and investigate artificial asexual reproduction in flowering plants (Y5)
4. Set up a ‘fair’ investigation into artificial asexual reproduction in flowering plants (Y6)

Investigation
Asexual reproduction in plants. Investigate ways that plants reproduce asexually and continue to hone your botanical illustration skills. Have a go at growing new plants from a range of parent plant parts – you may be surprised at what will flourish! (Analysing secondary sources, Pattern seeking, Fair testing, Classifying and identifying, Observing over time)
Year 5 - Suggest enquiry questions and investigate artificial asexual reproduction in flowering plants with support
Year 6 - Set up a ‘fair’ investigation into artificial asexual reproduction in flowering plants, including enquiry questions, independently
Years 5&6 - Identify and explain the ways that plants reproduce asexually, both naturally and artificially and draw botanical illustrations of asexually reproducing plants

Vocabulary
Corm, bulb, spores, cutting, fern, moss, liverwort, tubers, asexual, non-flowering, propagation, artificial