A Lesson Plan for Second Grade Beth Harris Kinder A Lesson Plan for Second Grade Beth Harris

Project Rationale State of Connecticut science curriculum performance standards for grades PreK-2: Students will… “Describe the different structures plants have for obtaining water and sunlight.” “Describe the life cycles of flowering plants as they grow from seeds, proceed through maturation and produce new seeds.” “Explore and describe the effects of light and water on seed germination and plant growth.”

Objectives Students will… Understand the various uses of plants and how these relate to the lives of the students More fully synthesize knowledge of English, math and art into the discipline of science Distinguish plants based on differing structures Make viable predictions for scientific experiments Be able to use a ruler and create bar graphs to represent data

Week 1, Day 2 Brainstorm about plants Discuss plant diversity and uses of plants Look at various types of fruits and vegetables, then dissect to see structures Discuss plant needs, structures, and life cycles Monocots v. dicots Plant seeds Make predictions Week 2 Check seed growth Construct a flower Assign students a plant to study Week 3 Nature walk to collect flowers to dissect Student presentations in Jigsaw II groups Week 4 Jack and the Beanstalk Measure and chart seed growth Complete review worksheet

Week Two Flower Construction Activity Petals and Sepals made from paper, colored by students 5 straws as stamens and pistil 4 packing peanuts at the end of each stamen 1 packing peanut on center straw as the stigma

Week 1, Day 1 Brainstorm about plants Discuss plant diversity and uses of plants Look at various types of fruits and vegetables, then dissect to see structures Week 1, Day 2 Discuss plant needs, structures, and life cycles Monocots vs. dicots Plant seeds Make predictions Week 2 Check seed growth Construct a flower Assign students a plant to study Week 3 Nature walk to collect flowers to dissect Student presentations in Jigsaw II groups Week 4 Jack and the Beanstalk Measure and chart seed growth Complete review worksheet

Evaluation Student learning will be evaluated by the teacher throughout the unit. However, the main source of assessment will be the work turned in by the students. This will include: The individual plant projects done by the students The pre-lab worksheets and the post-lab bar graphs of plant growth The review worksheets completed by the students

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