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Year 3 in England

2nd grade plants

4 2nd grade plants skills, each with a worked example, free practice that checks every answer, and a printable worksheet. Start with a mixed review, or jump to the skill you need.

Mixed review

Ten questions drawn from every skill below.

Seeds, bulbs and germination

CCSS NGSS.2-LS2-1England: KS1 Y2 Plants

Example

Is this a seed or a bulb: sunflower seed?

  1. Seeds are made by flowers and grow into new plants.
  2. So the answer is: seed

Answer: seed

How seeds travel: wind, water, animals and bursting pods

CCSS NGSS.2-LS2-2England: KS2 Y3 Plants

Example

How are the seeds of this plant spread: burdock burr?

  1. Hooked seeds cling to fur and socks and drop off later.
  2. So the answer is: hook onto animal fur

Answer: hook onto animal fur

Pollinators: animals that help flowers make seeds

CCSS NGSS.2-LS2-2England: KS2 Y3 Plants

Example

Why are many flowers brightly coloured and sweet-smelling?

  1. Colours and scents guide pollinators to the flowers.
  2. So the answer is: to attract pollinators like bees and butterflies

Answer: to attract pollinators like bees and butterflies

Builds on: Parts of a plant

Plant growth experiments: read the results

CCSS NGSS.2-LS2-1CCSS NGSS.SEP 4England: KS1 Y2 PlantsEngland: KS1 Working scientifically

Example

A sunflower seedling was 3 cm tall on Monday. Two weeks later it was 17 cm tall. How many centimetres did it grow?

  1. 17 − 3 = 14
  2. So the answer is: 14 cm

Answer: 14 cm

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