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StructuralFeaturesofaPlants
NBCurriculumOutcomes
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comparethestructuralfeaturesofplantsthatenablethemtothriveindifferent
kindsofplaces
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constructandusedevicesforaspecificpurpose
1046demonstratethatspecificterminologyisusedinscienceandtechnologycontexts
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identifyexamplesofscientificquestionsandtechnologicalproblemsthatare
currentlybeingstudied
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describehowpersonalactionshelpconservenaturalresourcesandcareforliving
thingsandtheirhabitats
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stateapredictionandahypothesisbasedonanobservedpatternofevents
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carryoutprocedurestoexploreagivenproblemandtoensureafairtestofa
proposedideabycontrollingmajorvariables
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makeobservationsandcollectinformationrelevanttoagivenquestionorproblem
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makeobservationsandcollectinformationrelevanttoagivenquestionorproblem
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communicateproceduresandresults,usinglists,notesinpointform,sentences,
charts,graphs,drawings,andorallanguage
Time:
Lessontakes1hourbuttheplantgrowthcanbeobservedoveramonthspan.
Childrenpriorknowledgeandmisconceptions:
Studentsshouldbeawareofthepartsofaplant(partofthegrade3curriculum).
Studentsmaybeunawareoftheeffectsplantshaveinawetlandsystemonpurifying
water.Wetlandsareanaturalwatertreatmentcenterbutstudentsmaythinkofthemas
dirtyplacethatareawasteland.
EngagingQuestion:
Procedure:
Askstudentstolistthepartsofaplantanddescribeeachfeaturesroleinthe
developmentoftheplant.Studentscandrawapicturetohelpwiththeirexplanation.
Engageinaclassdiscussionensuringthateverystudentknowsthepartsofplants.
Root,Stem,Flower,Seed
Createadiagramofaplanttogetherasaclassandlabelthe4abovementionedparts.
Exploration:
Materials:3onelitrebottles,a2x4board,hotgluegun,scissors,soil,string,twigs,bark,
leaves,deadroots,plantseeds,3bottomhalvesof1litrebottles.
Procedure:
1) Havestudentsmakepredictionsabouttheroleofplantsinawetland.
2) Setuptheexperimentasaclass,cutthetops(vertically)offthebottles,cutthe
bottoms(horizontally)offtheother3bottlesandattachastringaroundthemso
thattheycanhang.Usethehotglueguntoattachthebottlestothe2x4board.
3) Fillallthreebottleswithsoil.Addthedebristoonebottle,Planttheseedstoa
differentbottleandthenleavethe3rdbottleempty.
4) Allowtheplantstimetogrow(byputtingthecoverbackonitactsasa
greenhouseandspeedstheprocessup).
5) Pourthesameamountofwaterintoall3bottlesandobservethequalityofwater
thatdrainsoutintotheotherbottles.
6) Studentswillobservethatthewaterfromthebottlewiththeplantsismuch
cleanerthanthewaterfromtheother2containers.
7) Thecontainerwiththedebrisalsohascleanerwaterthantheonewithonlysoil.
Explanation:
Havestudentsrecordtheirfindingsandcreateagraphexpressingthedifferences
betweenthewaterqualitiesoveraperiodoftime.
Studentsshouldhypothesizeastowhythishappensandwhatimplicationsthishasona
wetland.(Touchontopicssuchassustainability,howwemustpreservewetlandsas
theyareanaturaltreatmentcentre).
Elaboration:
Studentsshouldcreateanargumentastowhyitisimportanttopreservewetlandsand
theeffectsofplantsonwatertreatment.Theycouldpresentthismaterialhoweverthey
wish(debate,creativeskit,song,oralpresentation)
Evaluation
Studentswillbeobservedduringthelesson.Thislessonisformativeandtheteachers
roleistofacilitatetheirlearninganddiscovery.Thislessonismeanttobe
discoverybasedandtheteacherfacilitatestheirlearningtoensurethattheyareonthe
righttrackandredirectthemifnecessary.
Figure2:Examplesofwhattheprojectwilllooklike
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