school science resources -   science curriculum at Key Stage 1: hands-on gardening and nature discovery

The science curriculum at Key Stage 1 requires the study of life processes and living things, specifically the growing of plants. It is essential for children to appreciate that plants need light and water to grow, and to be able to recognise the leaf, flower, stem and root of flowering plants. It is important for children to investigate the conditions that plants require for growth. To meet this requirement a suite of 3 gardening workbenches has been developed.

The Mixing Bench has a removable and washable bowl for mixing soil and compost; the Potting and Tool Bench provides storage for a range of tools and space to pot plants; and the Seed Tray Planting Bench comes with 4 seed trays, and a slatted top and shelf to allow excess water to drain away whilst watching plants grow and flower. Manufactured in Swedish pine.

Mixing Bench H69 x W52 x D40cm, Potting and Tool Bench H60 x W52 x D40cm, Seed Planting Bench H69 x W52 x D40cm.