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· **Grade Level**: 2nd Grade · **Subject/Topic**: Science- Discovering the Plant and its Parts · **Duration**: 1 hour · **Materials**: 1) Teacher created PowerPoint Presentation showing a diagram of a plant and its parts 2) The projector and projector screen to show the PowerPoint 3) A seed 4) A fully grown potted plant 5) Plant part worksheet 6) Crayons 7) Pencils · **Standards**: Identify the relationship of structure to function in plants, including roots, stems, leaves, and flowers. (2nd Grade, Science, #5)  · **Objectives**: "The student will be able to identify all the different parts of the plant on a fill-in the blank worksheet with 100% accuracy."  · **Introduction**: I will begin the lesson by showing the students a single seed. I chose to use the seeds from a flowers called pansies. I will ask if any of the students know what it is I am showing them. If no one answers correctly I will explain to them that it is a seed. I will then tell them that this is how a plant begins its life. Next I will ask them what different kinds of plants they have seen. I will let them name different kinds of plants they can come up with. I will do this to assess their prior knowledge about different plants. I will then show my students a fully grown potted plant. I chose to use pansies because they are fairly easy to grow, and they are bright and colorful with a prominent bloom. I will talk about how the seed grew into this fully grown plant. I will explain that by the end of the lesson the students will know about the different parts of the plant, and what the function of each part is. They will be able to understand how a plant could grow from a tiny seed into a fully-grown plant. · **Activities/Procedure**: Before the class I will arrange students desks into groups of four. This will be needed for a later activity where they can work with each other to complete a worksheet. I will have a PowerPoint ready to show the class at the beginning of my lesson. I will show it on a projector screen at the front of the classroom. The first slide will show a large diagram of a plant with labeled parts. I will spend around ten to fifteen minutes going over the different functions of each individual part. I will begin at the roots. I will point at the roots on the diagram. I will explain the purpose they serve the plant. Next I will point at the stem and explain its function. The leaves are the next section I will point at. I will explain how the leaves are important. The last part I will point at are the petals. I will explain how the petals are used by the plant. I will ask if the students have any questions about the parts of the plant. After instruction, the students are given a worksheet showing a plant and its parts. They will color the worksheet to make it their individual creation. They will label the plant by filling in the blanks beside each different part. They can work with their group members and help each other with the answers if needed. I will walk around the room and help any student that needs help. After completion, I will later attach the student's plant creations to the bulletin board that displays this week's science lesson material. · **Main Activities Assessment**: The first casual assessment of student knowledge be when I use my potted plant to review with the students. I will stand in front of the class and point to a certain part of the plant. The students can then raise their hand and give the correct plant part if they know the answer. I will point to each different plant part several times so that numerous students can answer if they want to. Another day in this unit the students will be tested by being given a plant diagram with blanks in the section corresponding to plant parts. They must correctly write in the name of the plant part. This will not be given the day of the lesson due to time constraints. This lesson will be continued the next day. I will also review with the students before giving them this quiz. · **Resources**: 1) [] is the website I got the labeling worksheet from. 2) [] is the website I got the picture of the plant diagram I would use in the powerpoint. 3) [] is the website I got the state standards from.


 * [[image:myplantlessonplan/Plant_Parts.gif caption="Plant Diagram used in PowerPoint to teach lesson"]] ||
 * Plant Diagram used in PowerPoint to teach lesson ||


 * [[image:myplantlessonplan/Plant_Worksheet.gif caption="This is the fill in the blank worksheet. It will be printed in black and white for coloring purposes."]] ||
 * This is the fill in the blank worksheet. It will be printed in black and white for coloring purposes. ||


 * [[image:myplantlessonplan/Pansy_seeds.jpg caption="An example of the type of seeds I might use to show the class. These are pansy seeds."]] ||
 * An example of the type of seeds I might use to show the class. These are pansy seeds. ||


 * [[image:myplantlessonplan/Pansies.jpg caption="These are pansies like I might show the class. This would be used as my potted plant."]] ||
 * These are pansies like I might show the class. This would be used as my potted plant. ||