What is a botanist? A botanist is a scientist who studies plants. This week the whole class will be plant scientist as we study the life cycle of a flower.
This week we will begin with our Flower Journal. This is a where you need to keep all of our handouts, drawings and notes that you will be given that will help you with our quiz at the end of the week.
By the end of the week you will know these learning objectives:
I know the stages of a plant life cycle
I can name the parts of a plant
I can explain how a flower changes as it goes through its life cycle
Task
Our Week
Monday, May 7th
Begin by watching the Magic School Bus Gets Planted. https://youtu.be/SK6CVhXdnqg Please take 2-3 notes of interesting facts of or something you may not have known about the plant life cycle. We will share these with class for our Flower Journal.
We will take a few minutes to decorate our journal.
Read Exploring Flowers by Kristin Sterling and Plants Can't Sit Still by Rebecca E. Hirsch. As we area reading, pay attention to facts that you may not have known that you can add to your Power Point creation
Work on Adapting Plant Life worksheets for your flower journal.
Quiz on Life Cycle of a Plant and Labeling a Plant
Quizzes and Flower Journal are due by the end of the today May 11th
Process
As Botanist you are going to use your scientific knowledge and vocabulary to keep a log in your Flower Journal about how a flower grows and the parts of a flower. It's more than just a stem and petal! Make sure to keep notes in your journal about the things we talk about. You and a partner will use your notes to create a 3-4 Power Point creation to tell the class about what you have learned.
We will watch this video before we go to the computer lab to create your presentation.
Now you have learned that just like all living things, even a flower has a life cycle. Through your PowerPoint creation you are able to describe that life cycle as well as tell us about the part of a flower.