Task
Within small groups students
will collaborate to categorize
living things based on one
attribute (ex. Flowering
plants, edible vs. non-edible
plants, deciduous vs.
coniferous plants, sort by
color, size and shape, etc.)
Classify whether a plant is
living or not-living based on
appearance (ex. Its brown
and dry)
Working with your group
identify and represent how
living things help humans.
Ex. Trees provide shade, food
and shelter
Students will research the
needs of plants to grow and
sustain life
Students will plant their own
seed in the community
garden
Students will observe and
document plant growth
Assessment Standard
Observation Observe, describe and
Anecdotal notes compare living things
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Classify some common local
plants into groups on the
basis of visible
characteristics; e.g.,
adaptations for survival, such
as prickles
Venn-diagram Contrast living and non-living
Check-list things
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Participation in class Identify ways in which living
discussion things are valued
Present findings to class
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Observation Identify the requirements of
Informal Conference plants to maintain life; i.e.,
Student Documentation air, light, suitable
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medium, space; and
recognize that we must
provide these for plants in
our care
Identify ways that land plants
depend on soil
Nature walks as seasons
change to observe how
plants and trees change
according to weather
Research plant habitats
(rocks, land formation,
weather, close to water)-
inquire what plants need to
adapt to this climate (thorns,
long root structures, etc)
Nature walk comparison Recognize that some plants
drawings must adapt to extreme
Research documentation conditions to meet their
Rubric basic needs; e.g., arctic and
Informal conferencing desert plants
On-going feedback
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