Aquatic Plants Activity – STEM Learning

Nine plants — including Amazon Frogbit, sunflower, lotus, cactus, cattail, and water lily — are sorted by students as either aquatic (W) or terrestrial (L).

Year groups: Primary, Years 3–5
Pages: 1
File type: PDF
Preparation: Print ready

Updated Aug 12, 2024

Subject: Basic Science, Nature & Plants, Life Sciences, Science
Topic: Aquatic Plants Activity, Aquatic Plants
Preparation: Print ready

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About this resource

Activity Introduction

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The Aquatic Plants

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Aquatic Plants Activity

The activity is perfect for encouraging the researching skills for the students, while learning more about this fantastic place.

Aquatic Plants

This friendly designed worksheet is suitable for students at school, homeschooling, and as a group activity.

Instructions

Which of these plants are water and which are land plants?

Put a W for aquatic ones and an L for terrestrial ones.

Format

Available in a PDF format.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

Classify plants as aquatic or terrestrial based on their name and typical habitat.

Teaching tips

Discuss what makes a plant "aquatic" versus "terrestrial" before assigning the sheet, since no definitions are printed on the page.
Introduce or review the less familiar species (Amazon Frogbit, cattail) beforehand so the task tests habitat knowledge rather than plant recognition alone.
Pair with images or a short video of each plant in its natural habitat to support students who may not be able to classify from the name alone.