LESSON PLAN 20 :Plant’s Life Cycle
Plant’s Life Cycle
Lesson: Math
Subject: Plant’s Life Cycle
Grade: 4th grade
Duration: 1 hour
- Target Outcomes:
To identify the plant’s life cycle
Cognitive Process Outcomes:
The outcomes of the center discipline:
Obj1. To enumerate the parts of a plant;
Obj2. To establish the correct order of a plant development;
Obj3. To enumerate the conditions a plant needs to develop,
Outcomes of other STEAM disciplines:
Communications
- To use the specific terms in order to analyse and describe plants,
- To communicate with the colleagues in order to fulfill the tasks,
Personal development
- To collaborate with the colleagues
- To take part actively during lessons,
Art
To create a lap book using the materials given..
1.2. Social Product Outcomes:
• Working in a team,
• Communicating,
• Being able to share problem and solution-oriented ideas,
• Fulfilling their duties and responsibilities,
• Presenting the product effectively,
• Understanding the importance of cooperation and collaboration .
2. Materials Used:
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Story book, pictures with plants, observation sheet, color paper, various seeds, different fruits and vegetables. |
3. Resources
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Laptop, videoprojector, |
4. Learning Methods and Techniques
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Argumentation Based Learning Method collaborative work
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5. Groups Considered to be Formed During the Activity:
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Mixed groups |
6. Implementation Phase;
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6.1 Preparation Phase: Children are being presented a new theme for discussion – plant’s life cycle. They are being explained the, for most of the plants, the life cycle starts from the seed and fulfills when the plant is fully grown. Discussions - Give examples of plants. - Where do plats grow? - What are the conditions that a plant to grow? - Which is the role of plants in the nature? - Can you imagine life without plants? Give arguments.
6.2: Presenting the problem situation to the student : Children read the story From seed to plant by Gail Gibbons. There are written on the board the key words seed/root/stem/leaf/flower. There is established the key ideas to remember - The roots sustain the plant and absorb water and nutrients, - Leaves uses the sun light to prepare the food for the plant, - Not all plants have flowers - Flowers are reproductive structures that produce fruits and contain seeds, - Seeds contain nutrient that helps in germination and growth of new plants
Students receive different fruits and vegetables and are being asked to find the place where seeds hide. Discussions are raised such as where we can find seeds in a fruit (apple vs strawberry)
Children analyze a collection of different seeds and they name where they are positioned.
6.5: Product Development:
In mixed groups, students plant wheat seeds and beans in order to be analyzed in the following weeks.
6.6. Sharing and Mirroring According to the information learned, students create a lap book designing the plants evolution, from seed to fully grown.
6.7 Evaluation:
Assessment is done using the Quizzez app. Students use mobile phones to answer the questions included in the questionnaire
6.8 Homework
Using the PlantSnap app, students are asked to identify 10 plants they find in their immediate environment |
Bibliography:
● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPqnYYI2Uq8
● https://thisreadingmama.com/?attachment_id=43547
● https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/5ca7a41cd5f809001b14a2e1/from-seed-to-plant