Course
Plants and Their Needs
A Grade 2 science course about what plants need, how plant parts work, and how seeds grow into new plants.
Plants and Their Needs
Course overview
This course helps Grade 2 students understand how plants stay alive, how plant parts do their jobs, and how seeds become new plants. Students will learn through short video moments, observation, and simple plant science language.
What students will learn
- Name the basic needs of plants.
- Explain the jobs of roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits, and seeds.
- Describe how a seed sprouts and grows into a young plant.
- Use plant science words in speaking and writing.
- Connect plant needs to real plants they see around them.
Lessons
- What Plants Need to Live - Learn the basic needs that keep a plant alive.
- Plant Parts Help a Plant Work - Learn what each part of a plant does.
- Seeds Sprout and Grow - See how a seed becomes a new plant.
Parent guide
Pace this course over three short sessions or one week of science time. Let students point to real plants, draw plant parts, and explain each answer in their own words. If a child struggles, return to the first lesson and reuse the songs and video moments before moving forward.
Completion
A student finishes this course when they can name what a plant needs, explain the job of each main plant part, and describe how a seed grows into a plant.