Format
1. Introduction
2. Vocabulary Introduction
3. Plants as Food
4. Discuss what plants need to grow
5. Pass out Plant survivor Cards
6. Sort Seeds
7. Review and wrap up program
Objectives
Students will learn what seeds need to germinate & grow into healthy plants, discuss what plants are in their favorite foods, and will work in groups to sort seeds by description.
Standards Alignment
National Standards
K-LS1-1
1-LS1-1
1-LS3-1
2-LS2-1
3-LS1-1
4-LS1-1
State Standards
Grade Kindergarten
Process Standards
The Nature of Science
•Use a scientific notebook to record predictions, questions and observations about data with pictures, numbers or in words.
•Generate questions and make observation about natural processes.
•Make predictions based on observations.
•Discuss observations with peers and be able to support your conclusion with evidence.
Standard 1 – Core Standard: Observe, manipulate, sort and generate questions about objects and their physical properties.
K.1.1 Use all senses as appropriate to observe, sort and describe objects according to their composition and physical properties, such as size, color, and shape. Explain these choices to others and generate questions about the objects.
Standard 3 – Core Standard: Observe living organisms, compare and contrast their characteristics, and ask questions about them.
K.3.1 Observe and draw physical features of common plants and animals.
K.3.3 Describe and compare living plants in terms of growth, parts, shape, size, color, and texture.
Grade 1
Process Standards
The Nature of Science
•Use a scientific notebook to record predictions, questions and observations about data with pictures, numbers or in words.
•Generate questions and make observation about natural processes.
•Make predictions based on observations.
•Discuss observations with peers and be able to support your conclusion with evidence.
1.3.1 Classify living organisms according to variations in specific physical features, such as body coverings or appendages, and describe how those features may provide an advantage for survival in different environments.
1.3.5 Observe and describe ways in which animals and plants depend on one another for survival.
Grade 2
Process Standards
The Nature of Science
•Use a scientific notebook to record predictions, questions and observations about data with pictures, numbers or in words.
•Generate questions and make observation about natural processes.
•Make predictions based on observations.
•Discuss observations with peers and be able to support your conclusion with evidence.
Standard 3 – Core Standard: Observe, ask questions about, and describe how organisms change their forms and behavior in the course of their life cycles.
2.3.2 Compare and contrast details of body plan and structure within the life cycles of plants and animals.
Grade 3
Process Standards
The Nature of Science
•Perform investigations using appropriate tools and technology that will extend the senses.
•Keep accurate records in a notebook during investigations and communicate findings to others using graphs, charts, maps and models through oral and written reports.
Standard 3 – Core Standard: Observe, describe, and ask questions about plant growth and development.
3.2.5 Describe natural materials and give examples of how they sustain the lives of plants and animals.
3.3.1 Observe and identify the common structures of a plant including roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits, and seeds, and describe their functions.
Grade 4
Process Standards
The Nature of Science
•Perform investigations using appropriate tools and technology that will extend the senses.
•Keep accurate records in a notebook during investigations and communicate findings to others using graphs, charts, maps and models through oral and written reports.
Standard 3 – Core Standard: Observe, describe, and ask questions about structures of organisms and how they affect their growth and survival.
4.3.2 Observe, compare, and record the physical characteristics of living plants or animals from widely different environments, and describe how each is adapted to its environment.
4.3.4 Describe a way that a given plant or animal might adapt to changes arising from human or non-human impact on the environment.