Science·Organisms & Life Processes·conceptual
What Plants Need to Grow
Understand that plants need water, light, and a suitable temperature to grow and stay healthy
Suggested ages 6–8
Learning journey
Your child is discovering how living things grow — observing how seeds become plants, understanding what plants need to thrive, and exploring how animals develop from babies to adults.
Evidence of understanding
- Name three things plants need to grow: water, light, suitable temperature
- Predict what happens to a plant kept in the dark, with no water, or in freezing cold
- Describe the results of a simple test comparing plants grown in different conditions
Assessment prompt
Can What Plants Need to Grow explain why a plant on the windowsill grows better than one left in a dark cupboard?
Standards alignment
2-LS2-1US · ngss-k5
2-LS2-1
Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) K-5
Y2.Sci.P.2GB · uk-nc-2013
Plant needs for growth
The national curriculum in England: Key stages 1 and 2 framework document · Key Stage 1