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OBJECTIVESStudents will be able to name the basic parts of a plant.Students will also know the function of these parts.Students will construct their own plant model and explain it to a partner.Students will keep a steady beat while stomping and clapping to the plant song.EDUCATION STANDARDSHelp students better understand that natural world, and the functions of plants specifically.Engage in intelligent conversation with their peers about what they learned.MATERIALS NEEDEDQ-tips Pipe cleanersCotton ballsMarkersPencilsPaperStringGlue sticksInternet access/plant songVERIFICATIONI will ask them to rename each part after we put the plant together.Students will tell the people around the name and function of each part.We will talk about all these things again as a class.ACTIVITYHave students come up in groups to get materials (write on the board what all they need)Each student should start with one piece of paper, one cotton ball, ten qtips, two pipe-cleaners, glue, and markers and five pieces of string.Start building the flower starting with the stem and then the roots and the leaves and last the flower, pausing after each step to make sure everyone is on the same page and name each piece after we make it.Explain what each part does for the plant i.e. What do roots do for a plant and how? What does the stem do? Why does it have leaves? What does the flower do?All parts work together to keep the plant healthyRoots absorb water and nutrients for the plant The stem keeps the plant grounded and strong and carries water to the leaves and flowersLeaves make plant food by taking in air and sunlightThe flower makes seeds that carried away by the wind or insects and then turn into new plantsHave students clean up their areaOnce the flower is done, point to a part of the plant and ask them what it is. Write the answer on the board so they can see how to spell it and have them label their plant. Tell them again what each part does.Have them explain and tell the people around them what each part is and what it does At the very end, we will listen to the plant song while keeping a steady beat.I’ll divide the class in half, half will stomp, half will clapThe plant song will reiterate what we went over in class (and hopefully get stuck in their heads)
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Author:
alexis mastrobuono
