Taste, Learn & Explore: Edible Plant Features Activity

Features of Living Things - Observations (Scientific Inquiry Skills)

Editable •Australian Curriculum-Aligned • Inclusive for Diverse Learners

This fun, hands-on resource helps students explore and understand the features of a plant—by tasting them! Using real edible plant parts (roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits, and seeds), students observe, taste, and record what they discover, making science both memorable and meaningful.

Why This is a Great Resource:

• Highly Engaging: Students love the sensory experience of exploring plant parts through food—this makes abstract science concepts concrete and exciting.
• Curriculum-Aligned: Directly linked to the Australian Curriculum and ABLEWA Curriculum, supporting mainstream and special education needs.
• Editable: Easily tailor the vocabulary to your classroom, curriculum or individual learning plans.
• Supports Diverse Learners: Differentiate how students record their observations. Students can write, draw, record, teacher scribe, photograph, collage, glue, draw diagrams.... the possibilities to ensure all students can access are endless!
• Real-Life Connections: Links science learning with familiar living things. Connections to healthy eating and real-world experiences can also maximise this learning experience.
• Ideal for Inquiry-Based Learning: Promotes curiosity, observation, and discussion.

Australian Curriculum:

• Foundation: Living things have basic needs, including food and water (ACSSU002)
• Year 1: Living things have a variety of external features (ACSSU017)
• Year 2: Living things grow, change and have offspring similar to themselves (ACSSU030)
• Year 3: Compare characteristics of living and non-living things and examine the differences between the life cycles of plants and animals (AC9S3U01)
• Inquiry Skills
• Science as a Human Endeavour

ABLEWA Curriculum:

• Supports Biological Sciences strand for students with disability
• Easily align with personalised learning goals and inclusive education practices
• Living things are part of the world around us (ACSSU002a)
• Living things can look and feel different (ACSSU002b)
• Living things have different names and parts (ACSSU002c)
• Living things can be plants or animals (ACSSU002d)

Perfect For:

• Foundation – Year 3 Science
• Special Education & Support Settings
• Health & Nutrition Units
• Multisensory and Inquiry-Based Classrooms

Make science tasty, inclusive, and unforgettable with this fun, flexible resource your students will love!