Teaching
- Look at the different types of potato and talk about any similarities and differences (Yr1).
- In groups, prepare tubs and plant chitted potatoes.
- Label the tubs and predict what will happen.
- Consider what do we need to do, as a team, to encourage our potato to grow and produce lots of potatoes (Yr2).
Activities
- Understand that there are different types of potato, plant them and predict outcomes.
- Understand what needs to be done to keep the plants healthy.
Investigation
In groups, prepare tubs and plant chitted potatoes. Label the tubs and predict what will happen.
Year 1 - Look at the different types of potato and talk about any similarities and differences.
Year 2 - Consider what do we need to do, as a team, to encourage our potato to grow and produce lots of potatoes.
Vocabulary
Plant, leaf, grow, weed, change, living, water, healthy, similar to, different from, potato, chitting