Seeds and Bulbs: How Plants Grow — Interactive Lesson (Year 2)

How does a tiny bean become a tall plant? This 13-slide interactive lesson on growing plants builds understanding one small step at a time, with 7 self-marking activities and nothing to prepare beforehand.

Teaching Seeds and Bulbs: How Plants Grow in KS1 Science

Children learn that new plants grow from seeds, like beans and maize, or from bulbs, like onions and garlic. They follow a seed step by step as the root grows down and the shoot grows up towards the light, and find out that seeds and plants need water, warmth and light to grow well.

What Pupils Will Learn

• Say what seeds and bulbs are.
• Describe how a seed grows into a plant.
• Name what a seed and a plant need to grow.

What’s Included

• 13-slide interactive lesson on growing plants
• 7 self-marking activities: multiple-choice questions, true-or-false checks, sorting tasks and fill-in-the-gap questions
• Step-by-step teaching cards that reveal one point at a time

Why Teachers Love It

• No prep — open it on an interactive whiteboard, laptop or tablet
• Instant feedback explains every answer, right or wrong
• Everyday examples make science feel real
• Works for whole-class teaching, independent study or revision

Curriculum Alignment

Supports the UK National Curriculum for KS1 Science (Year 2 programme of study: Plants) and the Nigerian Basic Science and Technology curriculum for Primary 2.

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FAQ

What year groups is this for? Year 2 (ages 5–7), and Primary 2 in Nigeria.

Is it self-marking? Yes — all 7 activities give instant feedback.

Do pupils need to log in? No. The lesson runs in any modern web browser.

Can I use it for revision? Yes. Pupils can replay it as often as they like, and the results screen shows which questions to review before a test.