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An excellent PowerPoint tutorial for class or individual use illustrating how the parts of a flower fit together, for use when pupils have an actual flower head in front of them.
Set of handouts and activities on a number of Primary topics: Light; Moving & Growing; Variation; Magnets & Springs; Earth, Sun & Moon; States; Materials; Teeth; Healthy Eating; Food Chains; Minibeasts; Life Cycles; Habitats. Well animated student activities that would work very well in interactive white boards. Scroll down for the activity. Requires Flash.
This Primary Pack, for Key Stage 2 (ages 8-11), is a series of worksheets and teacher’s notes based around the desert locust
Interactive lesson plan/resources covering the structure of a flowering plant and the functions of its parts. Could do as a class activity or as individuals.
An appealing game in which pupils ('agents') label the parts of the flower and receive information on the function of each part with the aim of stopping the dangerous Hogweed from spreading. Clicking the 'Read' button below= more information. There is also a quiz.
Interactive white board lesson includes labeling a life cycle diagram of a flowering plant, sorting plants by method of seed dispersal and labeling the reproductive organs of a flower.
Dissect a flower. Pupils 'take apart' a flower. Could be used in conjunction with a simple flower eg wallflower [or any member of the brassica family]
Based on the TV quiz 'Who wants to be a Millionaire?' What do you know about plants? Super PPT (designed for 7-8 year olds but can be used with any primary age group up to 11 and useful for revision)
A short interactive quiz for students to check their knowledge and understanding of plant and animal life cycles.
Series of interactive activities and some games based around plant biology. Can be used on the whiteboard to find out about flowers, seed dispersal, conditions for germination and more. NOTE- some of the links to explain words within the text do not work but the teacher can discuss the words with the class and the resource is otherwise useful.
Simple flash-based activity on food chains in a pond ecosystem. There are several drag-and-drop activities.
Clear information about the life cycle and parts of a flowering plant to read and a link to an interactive game to stop the Hogweed plant from spreading. Quiz available
Illustrated diagrams / photos of animal life cycles with descriptions
A series of pages with some Quicktime vide of germination and details of plant biology.
A set of teacher and student guides for a series of experiments on the life cycle of the Brine Shrimp.
A series of pages with information on the life cycles of cockroaches, chickens, butterflies, frogs, housefly and mosquitoes.