I teach the From Seed to Plant.the Life Cycle of a Plant lesson because many of my students have very limited background in science since the elementary school's within my district do not formally teach science prior to my students entering the 5th grade (the middle school) therefore, they have not been exposed to earlier grade level NGSS standards or other previous state standards pertaining to animals, plants, other living organisms, and ecosystems. Why Do I Teach this Lesson and Address This Standard? Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment. Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.ĥ-LS2-1. This lesson will indirectly address and support future lessons on the following NGSS Standard(s):Ģ-LS4-1. I collect it the next day as a formative assessment. This assignment is started in class and continued at home for homework. They write brief descriptions about each part of the process. Then, students apply what they have learned by creating a diagram that illustrates the life cycle of a plant, beginning with the seed. After the seed dissection, I introduce other key terms (germination and sprout) by defining them and explaining that as the embryo in the seed begins to grow, the seed germinates and sprouts into a mature plant. They then explore these structures by dissecting a seed and locating them. In this lesson, From Seed to Plant.the Life Cycle of a Plant, students are presented with the structures and functions of a seed on a diagram. They learn that organisms depend upon one another for growth and development, discover that plants use the sun' energy to produce food for themselves, and that it gets transferred within a food chain from producers to consumers to decomposers.
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Students participate in distinguishing structures that define classes of animals and plants, and develop an understanding that all organisms go through predictable life cycles.
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It engages students in understanding that organisms have observable characteristics that are fully inherited and can be affected by the climate and/or environment. The Ecosystems and Interactions unit focuses on students recognizing the interrelationship between organisms and their ecosystems. These strategies were selected for this lesson to facilitate peer discussions, participation in a group activity, reflective learning practices, and accountability for learning. With each stage in this lesson model, I select strategies that will serve students best for the concepts and content being delivered to them. With multiple learning experiences, students can gain new ideas, demonstrate thinking, draw conclusions, develop critical thinking skills, and interact with peers through discussions and hands-on activities. This lesson plan model allows me to incorporate a variety of learning opportunities and strategies for students. Many of my science lessons are based upon and taught using the 5E lesson plan model: Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate. LESSON 19: Day 2-Food Webs.Moving Matter in an Ecosystem.LESSON 18: Day 1-Food Chains.Moving Matter in an Ecosystem.
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LESSON 16: Not Your Ordinary Life Cycle.Metamorphosis!.LESSON 15: Day 2-Vertebrate vs Invertebrate Animals.LESSON 14: Day 1- Vertebrates vs Invertebrates.LESSON 13: Days 6-7 What do plants really need?.LESSON 12: Days 2-5 What do plants really need.LESSON 11: Day 1- What do plants really need?.LESSON 10: From Seed to Plant.The Life Cycle of a Plant.
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