EXPECTATIONS

at the end of this unit

most children will:

• name some common plants, identify the leaf, root, stem and flower of a plant; recognise that plants are living and need water and light to grow and recognise they can investigate the conditions plants need for growth

some children will not have made so much progress and will:

• name some common plants, identify leaf, root, stem and flower and recognise that plants need water to grow

some children will have progressed further and will also:

• describe differences between plants grown in the light and in the dark and suggest how to find out about what plants need in order to grow well