Card match

KS2 Time to grow - life cycle card match

Resource overview

KS 2

10-15 mins

Invite pupils to learn more about the different stages in a plant’s life cycle with this card matching activity.

Topics covered

pollination and seed dispersal, plant science

How to use this resource

Display the activity on your whiteboard for a whole class approach or print for pupils to work independently.
Ask pupils to complete the activity in groups of 3-4.
Encourage groups to feedback to the class

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Background

While plants are growing and surviving, they do move, whether that’s their stems growing taller, their leaves moving to follow the light or their seeds exploding out of pods.

Most of the time this movement is so slow that we can’t see it, but we can use cameras to help us reveal the secret life of plants.

Explore plant growth and movement through film.