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NGSSCORRELATION

Thefieldtripisstructuredaround3rd5thgradeNGSS.Weprimarilyarefocusingon4th
gradestudentsbyexpandingonwhattheylearnedin3rdgrade,aswellaswhattheyare
learningcurrently.ThestudentswilltourPanAmericanSeedResearchFacilityandlearn
aboutafacilityintheirveryownbackyard.Studentswillparticipateinhandson
activities,observations,anddemonstrations.Theywillexperiencethisbyrotating
throughvariousareasofthefacility.Ateachrotationthestudentswillhaveakeytake
awaythatcorrelatestoNGSS.
DisciplinaryCoreIdeas:
LS1.AStructureandFunction
Organismshavebothinternalandexternalmacroscopicstructuresthatallowforgrowth,
survival,behavior,andreproduction.
ThroughtheHandPollinationDemonstrationandFlowerDissectionstudentswill
observethereproductivestructuresofaflower.
LS1.BGrowthandDevelopmentofOrganisms
Reproductionisessentialtoeverykindoforganism.Organismshaveuniqueanddiverse
lifecycles.
Onethemeofthefieldtripistheoveralllifecycleofaplantandhowplantsgo
fromseedtoflower.Studentswillunderstandthatseedscomefromthefruitsof
flowers.Studentswillunderstandthatpollenfromonefloweristransferredto
anotherflower,thentheflowerthatispollinatedfruitsandseedsareinsidethat
fruit.Thelifecyclerepeats.
LS1.COrganizationformatterandenergyflowinorganisms
Plantsacquirematerialforgrowthchieflyfromair,water,andprocessmatterand
obtainenergyfromsunlight,whichisusedtomaintainconditionsnecessaryfor
survival.
Onethemeofthefieldtripisthefacilitycreatesaperfectenvironmentforflower
production.
IntheTractorBuildingthroughtheSoilFillingDemonstrationstudentswill
understandthatsoilcontainsnutrientsforplants.Themoistureandnutrientlevel
havetobejustrightforgerminationandgrowth.
IntheSeedSowingAreathroughtheSeedSowingActivitystudentswill
understandthatseedsneeddifferentenvironments(amountoflight,water,
temperature)togerminate.
LS3.AInheritanceoftraitsandLS3.BVariationofTraits
Differentorganismsvaryinhowtheylookandfunctionbecausetheyhavedifferent
inheritedinformation;theenvironmentalsoaffectsthetraitsthatanorganismdevelops.
IntheGreenhouseareastudentswillobservetheprocessofhandpollination.
Plantswithdesirabletraitsarechosenbyplantbreedersandcrossedthroughhand
pollination.Theresultisanewgenerationwithavarietyoftraitsthatcanbe
observedvisually.
35EngineeringDesign
35ETS12.Generateandcomparemultiplepossiblesolutionstoaproblembasedon

howwelleachislikelytomeetthecriteriaandconstraintsoftheproblem
CrosscuttingConcepts
InfluenceofScience,Engineering,andTechnologyonSocietyandtheNaturalWorld
Engineersimproveexistingtechnologiesordevelopnewonestoincreasetheirbenefits,
decreaseknownrisks,andmeetsocialdemands.
(examples:seedcleaningmachine,seedcountingmachine,soilmachines)

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