Introduction
Have you ever seen a plant and thought to yourself, where does that come from? How does it grow? How does it live? Does it eat food, what kind of food?
The goal of this WebQuest is going to be that you will explore the life cycle of a plant. Hopefully, by the end of the WebQuest, you will all be masters in the life cycle of a plant. Have fun sprouting!
Task
You and your assigned classmates will be researching and exploring the life cycle of a plant. Each of you within the group will be responsible for researching a certain part of the life cycle using the resources I provide. After all of that is done we will come back together as a class and talk about what we learned.
Process
1. The first step of this is you will all be assigned a certain part of the life cycle from me. I will then evaluate you using the rubric below.
2 . The next step is to begin researching your topic and learning about your stage within the cycle.
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Stage 1: Seeds
Stage 2: Germination
Stage 3: Stem and Roots
Stage 4: Leaves
Stage 5: Flowers
Stage 6: Pollination
3. Then I want you and your group to be able to explain to me your certain stage within the cycle.
4. Wirte down something you found interesting and present that fact to the rest of the class.
Evaluation
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | |
| Defined their assigned stage | No one explained their stage | A few students explained | Most of the group was able to explain their part | All of the group explained their part | |
| Presenting an interesting fact | No one was able to present a fact | Two or fewer students were able to present a fact | The majority of the group was able to present a fact | All of the group presented a fact | |
| Group effort | Students did not complete the task | Two or fewer students completed their part | The majority of the students completed the task | All of the students completed the task | |
| Group performance | Students were messing around in class | Two or fewer students were actually working | The majority of the group was at work | All of the students were at work |
Conclusion
Congratulations!!! You have finished the life cycle of a plant WebQuest.
You are all now life cycle experts, which means that you should all know every stage of the life cycle and what they mean. Having this knowledge will give you the ability to grow your own garden!
Credits
Thank you to my professor for giving me the tools I needed to set this up to be able to use as an educator in the future!
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By Mickey Durham
This Webquest was intended to give students a better understanding of the plant life cycle.