Students explore the parts of a plant — roots, stem, leaves, and flower — and discover that each part does an important job to help the plant live and grow.
Students will be able to…
A plant has roots, a stem, leaves, and a flower. What special job does each part do to keep the plant alive?
Project this and tap each part of the plant. Have students learn the job each part does to help the plant survive.
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A plant has parts, like you do — what does each one do?
Students investigate.
Teacher explains.
Apply.
Three quick checks.
Aligned to Next Generation Science Standards and Common Core literacy. State-standard crosswalks available on request.
Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and animals use their external parts.
Read texts to determine patterns in behavior of parents and offspring that help offspring survive.
Observe to describe patterns of what plants need to survive.
Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
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Have students plant a bean seed in a clear cup and watch the roots, stem, and leaves grow, drawing what they see each day. A printable plant-journal page is in the Science library.
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