Plants and Animals

Plants

• identify and name a variety of common wild and garden plants, including deciduous and evergreen trees

• identify and describe the basic structure of a variety of common flowering plants, including trees

• observe and describe how seeds and bulbs grow into mature plants

• find out and describe how plants need water, light and a suitable temperature to grow and stay healthy

• identify and describe the functions of different parts of flowering plants: roots, stem/trunk, leaves and flowers

• explore the requirements of plants for life and growth (air, light, water, nutrients from soil, and room to grow) and how they vary from plant to plant

• investigate the way in which water is transported within plants

• explore the part that flowers play in the life cycle of flowering plants, including pollination, seed formation and seed dispersal

Animals

• identify and name a variety of common animals including fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals

• identify and name a variety of common animals that are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores

• describe and compare the structure of a variety of common animals (fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals including pets)

• identify, name, draw and label the basic parts of the human body and say which part of the body is associated with each sense

• notice that animals, including humans, have offspring which grow into adults

• find out about and describe the basic needs of animals, including humans, for survival (water, food and air)

• describe the importance for humans of exercise, eating the right amounts of different types of food, and hygiene

• identify that animals, including humans, need the right types and amount of nutrition, and that they cannot make their own food; they get nutrition from what they eat

• identify that humans and some other animals have skeletons and muscles for support, protection and movement

• describe the simple functions of the basic parts of the digestive system in humans

• identify the different types of teeth in humans and their simple functions

• describe the ways in which nutrients and water are transported within animals, including humans

• identify and name the main parts of the human circulatory system, and describe the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood

• recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function

• name, locate and describe the functions of the main parts of plants, including those involved in reproduction and transporting water and nutrients

• name and describe the functions of the main parts of the digestive, musculoskeletal and circulatory systems

• describe the effects of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on how the body functions