Grade 5 Science — Term 1, Week 7
5 day-plan(s) · WeLearn JA SCI T1 G5
Day 1: Plant Structure and Functions
Grade 5 Science · Term 1, Week 7 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Describe plant parts and their functions including transport. |
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| Materials | Whole plant, diagram, celery in dye |
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| Key vocabulary | root, stem, leaf, transport, xylem, function |
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| Engage (starter) | "How does coloured water travel up a stem?" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: stand celery in dyed water to watch transport; label plant parts and functions; tap-to-reveal how plants move water. |
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| Plenary (close) | What part transports water up the plant? |
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| Assessment | Describes plant structure. |
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| Teacher notes | Deepens the Week 2 plants lesson. |
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Day 2: Flowers and Pollination
Grade 5 Science · Term 1, Week 7 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Identify flower parts and explain pollination. |
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| Materials | Real flowers, diagram, hand lens |
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| Key vocabulary | flower, stamen, pistil, pollen, pollination |
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| Engage (starter) | "How do flowers make it possible to form seeds?" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: dissect a flower and label parts; model pollen transfer by pollinators and wind; tap-to-reveal pollination. |
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| Plenary (close) | Name the male part of a flower. |
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| Assessment | Explains pollination. |
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| Teacher notes | Use large local flowers. |
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Day 3: Fertilisation and Seed Formation
Grade 5 Science · Term 1, Week 7 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Describe how fertilisation leads to seeds. |
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| Materials | Flower and seed diagrams, fruits |
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| Key vocabulary | fertilisation, ovule, seed, fruit, form |
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| Engage (starter) | "What happens after pollen reaches the flower?" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: trace pollen to ovule and seed formation; open fruits to find seeds; tap-to-reveal fertilisation. |
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| Plenary (close) | What forms after fertilisation? |
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| Assessment | Describes seed formation. |
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| Teacher notes | Keep fertilisation simple. |
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Day 4: Seed Dispersal and Germination
Grade 5 Science · Term 1, Week 7 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Explain seed dispersal methods and germination. |
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| Materials | Seeds, dispersal pictures, seed cups |
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| Key vocabulary | disperse, wind, water, animal, germinate |
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| Engage (starter) | "How do seeds travel and then start to grow?" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: sort seed dispersal methods; plant seeds to observe germination; tap-to-reveal dispersal and germination. |
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| Plenary (close) | Name one way seeds are dispersed. |
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| Assessment | Explains dispersal and germination. |
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| Teacher notes | Start seeds to observe over the term. |
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Day 5: Review: Plant Reproduction
Grade 5 Science · Term 1, Week 7 · 60 minutes
| Objectives | Consolidate flowers, pollination, seeds, germination. |
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| Materials | Flower diagrams, seed cups, review stations |
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| Key vocabulary | review, pollination, seed |
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| Engage (starter) | "Plant reproduction challenge!" |
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| Develop (main) | Interactive: label flowers and order the reproductive cycle at review stations. |
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| Plenary (close) | Order the steps from flower to new plant. |
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| Assessment | Station accuracy. |
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| Teacher notes | Check on the seed investigation. |
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