Grade 2 Science: Plant Growth and Life Cycles

Free Grade 2 Science unit on Plant Growth and Life Cycles: 10 lessons in order. Includes practice questions and answer keys.

10 lessons in this unit

Review the parts of a flowering plant, what each part does and how the parts work together.

Learn what seeds are made of, how they differ and why each seed has a store of food for the baby plant.

Learn that germination is when a seed starts to grow and that seeds need water, warmth and air to germinate.

Learn how a seedling grows after germination, how it gets taller and grows leaves, and how to measure its growth.

Learn what a mature plant is, how it differs from a seedling and how mature plants make flowers and seeds.

Learn what flowers are for, name the parts of a flower and see how flowers help plants make seeds.

Learn how fruits grow from flowers, why fruits hold seeds and how fruits protect and spread seeds.

Learn how seeds travel away from the parent plant by wind, water, animals and bursting pods.

Learn the stages of a flowering plant life cycle and why it is a cycle that repeats.

Plan and carry out a simple fair test to compare seed germination under different suitable conditions, and learn what affects plant growth.