See how a plant grows and up or down?

See how a plant grows and up or down? Lesson Video

Lesson Materials:

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Google Doc of See how a plant grows and up or down? Lesson Plan

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Overview:

Students will learn and observe how plants grow. Children will be planting four seeds, which will be placed in a plastic bag for the students to observe the plant growth. The experiment will allow children to have a visual perspective on how the roots of the plants, as well as the stems, grow throughout time. Ideally, they will also keep a record sheet to be able to periodically draw how the seed grows.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Create an environment for a seed to grow. 
  2. Germinate and understand the plant growth process. 
  3. Apply their observations through art.
  4. Make connections to the real world.

Materials Needed:

Materials per person: 

  • Paper towel
  • Water
  • Zip Bag
  • Two pea seed
  • Soil
  • Sticker

Demonstration Materials:

  • Coloring pencils
  • Markers
  • Observation Worksheet 

Alignment with NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards)

K-LS1-1.Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.

Logistics

STEAM Subjects: 

Science (Chemistry) and Art

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CSUCI Faculty MiniGrant Program