From Seeds to Science: Year 3 Explore the World of Plants

Year 3 children invited their parents today to their exit point for the unit “Let’s Plant It.”

Throughout this unit, the students became “botanists”, scientists who study plants. They explored the world of plants and learned how they grow and survive. They discovered that plants are found all over the world and that without them, humans and animals would not be able to live.

During the exit point, the children taught their parents how to plant flowers and proudly shared everything they had learned throughout the unit.

Explaining the Theme

In Science, we learned about:

• Plants that grow near where we live

• Growing healthy plants 

• The plant life cycle and seed dispersal

• Different types of soil

• The different parts of plants and their functions

• Interdependence between plants and other living things.

In Design, Technology and Innovation, we learned about:

• Making containers for plants to grow in

• Decorating plant pots to be useful and attractive.

In Geography, we learned about:

• Where our plant-based food grows

• How plants become the food we eat.

In Health and Wellbeing, we learned about:

• What a ‘superfood’ is

• How including ‘superfoods’ in our diet can help to make us healthier.

In International, we learned about:

• Local and imported crops

• Fair Trade and how this supports farmers around the world.