Why do Plants Grow in Spring?
Plants get what they need to grow in Spring. Here we explain what happens in easy language for young children to understand. Written at two levels of difficulty.
Grow your Own Potatoes
Advice, support and downloadable resources for teachers looking at how to grow potatoes, where they come from and how to cook them. If you are in the UK you can register to get a free growing kit.
Science and Plants for Schools
Fantastic lesson plans and teaching tools for teaching plant science. Great if you are looking for teaching ideas for all ages.
Plant Growth - Auxin
Find out how the plant hormone affects plant growth. This site works well on an interactive whiteboard.
Growing Up in the Second World War
The Second World War was a time of major upheaval for children in Britain with over a million evacuated from towns and cities. Here are 11 ways children were affected by the Second World War.
How to Grow Cards
Simple grow your own cards which help you to grow vegetables, fruits and edible flowers. Ideal for children to research if you are starting a school garden. Can be printed out.
The Great Plant Escape
This attractive site is designed to introduce pupils to plant science and increase their understanding of how foods grow. It could be helpful for Science SATs preparation.
Get Growing
Choose and set your seeds and then see what else you need to make them grow. An easy game for young children.
Brian Cox School Experiments
These free resources support six experiments across the primary science curriculum, and each written resource is supported by videos.
The Lucky Seed
A delightful, animated story about a seed which grows up to become a tree. It is ideal for use on an interactive whiteboard and for a topic on growing. Best in full screen mode.
