This term we have been working on a unit of work in Science titled “Living things”. We started with a  focus on growth in plants and moved into animals and their habitats. 

At the beginning of term we all prepared seeds to grow. We completed ongoing observations and anecdotal notes displaying children’s ability to carry out a scientific experiment using a  given framework  and students ability to record  information. Each child had their own observation book to draw the observations and take notes. 

In LSUEB we have also had a focus on living and nonliving things so that we knew what to do to help our seed grow. We knew that we needed water, sun and soil, and drew pictures of our three observations as they grew. The most exciting part was when we got to taste some of the snow pea sprouts. We are now focusing on changes that happen to other things as they grow, particularly us!

In LSUSG and LSUMA we started the unit by investigating and exploring various gardens around the school. We grew broad beans with damp cotton wool in click seal bags. In order to have the most ample amount of sunlight we stuck our bags onto the window. We also attempted to grow a variety of seeds in cups. The students were so excited to observe the growth into seedlings. We are hoping to transplant the established seedlings into the garden beds in our outdoor area. 

After identifying that seeds needed water, food and sunlight to grow we decided to test this theory and see if we could get seeds to grow under differing conditions, such as no sunlight, no water or no soil. We are yet to observe and track growth for these.