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?
- Seeds are made by flowers and grow into new plants.
- 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?
- Hooked seeds cling to fur and socks and drop off later.
- So the answer is: hook onto animal fur
Answer: hook onto animal fur
Builds on: Seeds, bulbs and germination
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?
- Colours and scents guide pollinators to the flowers.
- 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?
- 17 − 3 = 14
- So the answer is: 14 cm
Answer: 14 cm
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