The student will make observations and inferences about the different structures and functions of plant physiology through a hands-on cycle of exploration. This lesson introduces students to a variety of different types of plants and plant structures. Students will work cooperatively in small groups to rotate through a series of varied stations that allow them to explore, identify, and label different parts of several different plants including the parts of a flower, stem and root structures, and vascular tissue.
2-3 students per group
3.1, 3.3, 3.7, 4.2, 4.3, 5.2, 5.7, 5.8, 7.1
|Lesson Components||Time||Inquiry Skills||Tech. Used||Engage Level||Brief Description|
|Engage||5 min||5.8||Projector, Video||2||Students will watch a video clip showing time lapse video of several different plants and plant functions. Students will discuss what they observed the plants doing.|
|Explore||60 min||3.1, 3.3, 3.7, 7.3||Dissecting microscope (if possible)||3||Students will work cooperatively in small groups to rotate through a series stations that allow them to explore, identify, and label different parts of several different plants.|
|Explain||10-15 min||4.2, 4.3, 5.8||none||3||Students will complete diagrams, observations, and analysis questions about the plants that they observe.|
|Expand||5-10 min||3.3, 5.2, 5.7, 7.1||none||2||Students will engage in a discussion about the similarities and differences that they observed in the plants and their structure and functions.|
|Evaluate||5-10 min||7.3||none||1||Students will complete a 5 question quiz that assesses their understanding of plants and the inquiry processes that they have been engaged in.|
|Level of Student Engagement|
|1||Low||Listen to lecture, observe the teacher, individual reading, teacher demonstration, teacher-centered instruction|
|2||Medium||Raise questions, lecture with discussion, record data, make predictions, technology interaction with assistance|
|3||High||Hands-on activity or inquiry; critique others, draw conclusions, make connections, problem-solve, student-centered|
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