1. A Lesson Plan for Second Grade Beth Harris
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A Lesson Plan for Second Grade
Beth Harris

2. 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.”

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. Any Questions?