Year 1 – ScienceWb 18.05.20

Message for Pupils:This week you will be looking at the season Summer and how plants can survive in hot weather.

You can complete tasks/activities in a science diary/log.

1. Name the 4 main parts of a tree.

2. Complete the sentence:Evergreen trees do not ______________________

3. What part of a tree makes the food by photosynthesis?

Knowing more, remembering more

1. Name the 4 main parts of a tree.leaves trunk roots branches/twigs

2. Complete the sentence:Evergreen trees do not lose their leaves in Autumn.

3. What part of a tree makes the food by photosynthesis?

leaves

Knowing more, remembering moreAnswers

Key vocabulary for the week

• Summer

• adapted

• adaptation

• survive

• weather

• cactus

• spine

• desert

Lesson 1 - Monday

This Week’s Curious Learning Question

How do plants survive

in hot weather?

Learn

What are the four seasons?

Which season has the hottest weather?

Do you know in which season the days are longer?

Summer is the season with the hottest weather.

Days are longer as in Summer we get more sunlight from the Sun’s rays.If you want to find out more about why we have seasons and why days are longer, watch Bill Nye:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUU7IyfR34o&safe=active

Draw a beach in Summer.Task

Write 4 adjectives to describe the season Summer.

Lesson 2 - Tuesday

RecapWhat season are we experiencing now? What is the next season?

Can you put the months of Spring and Summer in order?

May

July

April

June

March

August

This Week’s Curious Learning Question

How do plants survive

in hot weather?

Learn

Plants and trees have adapted so they can survive in all weather conditions.

How many different types of weather can you

think of?

We will look what this means tomorrow.

What was the weather like yesterday? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mgK2FQVc54&safe=active

Create a weather journal. Complete yesterday (Monday’s) weather and today’s (Tuesday).

Task

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo8lbeVVb4M&safe=active

How to become a Weather Watcher: You could use symbols like these:

Day Weather

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

_____________’s Weather Journal

Lesson 3 - Wednesday

Recap

How many different types of weather can you name?

Complete today’s weather on your Weather Journal.

This Week’s Curious Learning Question

How do plants survive

in hot weather?

LearnPlants and trees have adapted so they can survive in all weather conditions.

Adaptation is where plants or animals have changed so they can survive where they live.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvhhvcw/articles/zxg7y4j

Polar bears have adapted to the cold by having a thick fur coat to keep them warm.Can you think of any other ways a polar bear has adapted to survive?

Here are some plants that have adapted for hot weather:

cactus

Mexican poppy

acacia tree

palm tree

Can you find out the names of any others?

yucca

aloe vera

Choose your favourite plant that can survive in hot weather and draw it.

Task

Find out some facts about your chosen plant.

Lesson 4 – Thursday

Recap

What does adapted or adaptation mean?

Can you name any plants that have adaptedto survive in hot weather?

Don’t forget to update your Weather Journal!

This Week’s Curious Learning Question

How do plants survive

in hot weather?

Learn

Plants and trees have adapted so they can survive in all weather conditions.

Adaptation is where plants or animals have changed so they can survive where they live.

Let’s look at a cactus to discover how it has adapted

for the hot weather.

Stem

The stem stores water.

This means when it doesn’t rain for a long time, the cactus has water to stay alive.

A waxy coating also means less water is lost.

Due to this, the cactus can live for over a year without rain!

Wow!

No leaves?

A cactus does not have any leaves.

Instead it has spines or thorns.

This means less water is lost.

Photosynthesis happens in the green stem instead!

Roots

The roots are spread out wide and deep to search and find as much water as possible.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suGhiGavxmw&saf

e=active

Create a poster about the cactus.

Task

Use these websites and your own research to add extra facts:

Explain how it can survive in a hot, dry desert.

https://www.scienceforkidsclub.com/cactus-plants.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/gardening_with_children/didyouknow_cacti.shtml

https://www.coolkidfacts.com/cactus-plants/

Lesson 5 – Friday

Recap

Finish your Weather Journal.

What has the weather mainly been this week?

End of Unit Check

Amazing!You have now finished the Science unit

‘Plants and the Weather’.

Today you will see how much you can remember. You only need to write the question number and your answer (the letter). You can have an adult read you the questions, just like in class.

1. A garden plant …

A) has not been planted by a person

B) has been planted by a person

C) only grows in the cold

2. What is the name of this flower?

A) daisy

B) rose

C) sunflower

3. Name this part of the flower.

A) root

B) petal

C) stem

4. What do roots do?

A) make the food

B) collect the water

C) attract insects

5. Which of these do plants NOT need to grow?

A) sunlight

B) water

C) wind

6. Which season has the coldest weather?

A) Winter

B) Spring

C) Autumn

7. Flowers that grow in Winter are called…

A) plants don’t grow in Winter

B) deciduous trees

C) Winter-flowering plants

8. Do trees all look the same?

A) Yes

B) No

9. Deciduous trees …

A) do not lose their leaves in Autumn

B) do lose their leaves in Autumn

10. What weather is being shown here?

A) fog

B) snow

C) rainbow

11. Adapted means …

A) plants can not survive

B) plants can move

C) plants have changed to survive

12. A cactus’ stem stores water so …

A) it has water when it doesn’t rain

B) it can keep cold

C) it is bigger

End of Unit Check

1. B2. A3. C4. B

5. C6. A7. C8. B

9. B10. A11. C12. A

Well done!Here are the answers: