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Objectives:
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SWBAT:
a. … identify a seed.
b. … count & compare seeds in fruits.
c. … show how seeds are different.
d. … identify a seedling and explain that
it is a new plant growing.
e. … describe the stages of a tree from
seed to seedling, to full grown tree and
to apples (or other product).
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| 5.10 B2 |
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This
unit involved several areas relating to treas.
To start off students created models of trees
using cups, sticks, leaves, tape and peat moss
to act as dirt.
In
addition the song, "The Green Grass Grows
All Around" was revised to match the parts
of the tree we were focusing on.
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Download
a copy of the lesson plan
in PDF format.
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As part of this
unit, students took a virtual tour of a tree. This interactive
website was used to reinforce the parts of a tree and
what each part of the tree does. It was also used to
introduce other concepts about trees; changing leaves,
seasons, shapes, etc.
Because there
is only one computer with Internet access in the classroom,
students gathered around the computer on the floor while
I clicked the next button. Pierre is the character that
talks to the students. Through questions and discussions,
students were able to participate in this portion of
the lesson instead of just observing a website.
Visit Trees
Are Terrific... Travels with Pierre.
In making the
tree models students used hands-on-learning to build
a tree with the appropriate parts. Through discussion
and questions, students realized the models they made
were not real and could not grow even if they watered
them.
    
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