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Asexual reproduction in plants

Science Year 5
This unit is part of Year 5 Science The Art of Living

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Objectives

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!

Science Objectives
i) Describe the life process of reproduction in some plants and animals.

Working Scientifically

  1. Plan different types of scientific enquiries to answer questions, including recognising and controlling variables where necessary.
  2. Identify scientific evidence that has been used to support or refute ideas or arguments.

Other Curriculum Areas
Art & Design

  • Improve mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing, with a range of materials.

Lesson Planning

Teaching

  • Learn about processes of natural and artificial asexual reproduction in plants.
  • Sketch a detailed and annotated botanical illustration of asexual reproductive processes.
  • Investigate artificial forms of asexual reproduction in plants.

Activities

  1. Draw botanical illustrations using watercolour pencils that show the life cycle of some plants that reproduce asexually.
  2. Identify and be able to explain the ways that plants can reproduce asexually, both naturally and artificially.
  3. Set up an investigation into artificial asexual reproduction in flowering plants.

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

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