We're very excited to be sharing some fantastic spring science investigations to try at home. As always, you don't need any special equipment, just things you either already have around the house or ...
Plants
Flowering Plant Life Cycle Plate Spinner
This paper plate spinner is an easy and fun way to demonstrate the life cycle of a flowering plant. For older children you could extend the activity by adding in extra stages, such as pollination and ...
Lego plant growth model
We made this easy LEGO model to demonstrate the changes that happen when a seed grows into a plant. Lego plant growth model A seed needs three things in order to germinate ( germinate means start to ...
Jack and the Beanstalk Bean
Growing a plant from seed is a great way for children to learn about the conditions plants need to grow successfully. Beans are an obvious choice as they are a nice big seed, grow relatively quickly ( ...
Easy Flower Sensory Tray
This super simple flower sensory tray is a brilliant way to introduce even very small children to the basic parts of a flower, and also a brilliant fine motor control activity as the petals are quite ...
Transport in Plants
Have you ever wondered how water is transported up the stem of a plant against gravity? This transportation process is called transpiration. We can demonstrate transpiration with these easy ...
Plant Science for Key Stage 1
Plants don't always seem like the most interesting of topics to study, but there are lots of brilliant, hands-on plant science activities which are fantastic for learning about different types of ...
Why do plants need water?
A few days ago we noticed that one of our little pumpkin plants on the window sill had wilted. The soil looked dry so we watered the plant and after a few hours it was standing lovely and straight ...
Plant Science – Learn about Flowers
My children love pottering around the garden and watching plants grow, especially those that grow food! Spring seems to have arrived so we've been making the most of the sunny weather and taken the ...
Bean in a jar
This investigation is very simple but fascinating. Did you know you can grow a bean in a jar with just a little water? How to grow a bean in a jar What you needA broad bean seed Jar Kitchen ...
