Introduction
Plants are living things that need certain conditions to grow. As we look into this webquest, you will explore how plants grow by conducting an experiment, planting seeds, and observing the changes of your plant over time.
Task
Your mission is to:
1. Plan: choose a plants and decide what plants require to grow
2. Do: plant seeds and care for them, while collecting a series of recording observations.
3. Review: analyze your results and reflect on what helped or hurted the plants growth.
Process
Step 1: (research and hypothesis)
as a class we will research what plants need to grow (sunlight, water, and even soil)
Every student will then have the option between three different seeds to choose from to plant (sunflowers, daisies, or tulips)
Independently, you will make a prediction on what you think will happen to your plant if you was to change one factor (less sunlight, or more sunlight) we will record these predictions in our plant journals, a journal to keep our data and progress, and even thoughts about our plants inside.
Step 2: (experiment and observation)
You will then place your seed in soil, and each group will share an extra pot to plant in a different condition to see the likelihood of change in the way the plants grows
as a class you will water your plants regularly and record our updates inside our plant journals!! (Drawings and notes)
Each student will receive a ruler to measure the progress of your plant.
Step 3: (reflection and conclusion)
When our plants are done sprouting and fully developed you will compare what you predicted to your actual results
then…answer the following questions
1. Which plant grew the best? Explain why you feel this way
2. Was your prediction right? If not, what do you think needed to be added or changed?
3. How would you improve this experiment?
And lastly, we will share our thoughts about the growth of our plants as a class!!!
Evaluation
I will evaluate each student by watching their technique and how their thinking process flows, based off their hypothesis their journals would be a key factor in this experiment because not only will I be able to visually see the way they think but i will also be able to read their thoughts about their plant as their plant shows growth. In their final reflection presented, I will notice what each student took from this project and be able to apt to their very own process, to better understand.
Conclusion
Look at all those pretty plants!! This webquest helped you think outside the box and placed you in the shoes of a scientist— planning an experiment, doing the work, and reviewing the results of your own plant.
Is there anything else you want to know about plants?
Would you do this again, at home?
Teacher Page
Objectives: by the end of this webquest, students will:
1. Understand the basic needs that promote plant growth
2. Develop a hypothesis and conduct a plant growth experiment
3. Record ad analyze plant growth observations
4. Reflect on what they took from this experiment overall.
I will introduce this experiment to students. We will discuss what plants need to grow, i will provide pictures on different stages of plants to provide insight of how their plants should look. Each student will be given time to brainstorm their ideas on what might affect their plants.
Each student will plant their seed in soil and label each pot with their name on it. As a group they will decide what factor they would want to eliminate to see the comparison between the two plants. It is their job to measure and track the progress of their own plant and record it in their journals.
I will encourage students to keep up with their recordings and notes, and draw pictures. We will then discuss the patterns they start to notice.
I will guide each student to compare their results with their hypothesis and discuss what factors seemed most important to promote growth. They will answer questions that will give me a better understanding of what students are thinking about.
Participation: 10 points students took part in this experiment
journal checks:15 points Included pictures, well written observations, and measurements
presentation: 10 points students presented a well organized thought process of what they saw and learned as this experiment went on
| participation: students took part in this experiment | /10 |
| journal checks:Included pictures, well written observations, and measurements | /15 |
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presentation: students presented a well organized thought process of what they saw and learned as this experiment went on |
/10 |