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Next Generation Science Standard(s): 3-LS4-3 Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
Adaptation: For any particular environment, some kinds of organisms survive well, some survive
less well, and some cannot survive at all.
21st Century Skills: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving: This will be used during the lesson
because students will be asking questions based upon what they have started to learn about plants
and investigating what will happen when the plant is in certain environments.
Academic Language Demand
Language Function: I chose question because the students will be asking and answering a
lot of questions. Since this is the beginning of a new lesson, the students may have a lot
of questions to ask about plants and soil as well as what is important for a plant. I will
also be asking the students a lot of questions to make sure they understand the topic.
Analyze
Argue
Categorize
Interpret
Predict
Question
Compare/contras
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Retell
Describe
Explain
Summarize
Scientific Vocabulary: roots, stem, sunlight, water, leaf, flower, soil, nutrients
Instructional Objective: Students will be able to write create a foldable about plants describing
what the important parts of a plan are and what they do for the plant. The students will be
learning the important parts of a plant and what helps a plant grow. I will know what they
understand by collecting their foldable to see what they understood and what they did not
understand. The students will need to be able to label at least parts of a plant important and
have at least 2/3 factors that help a plant grow.
Prior Knowledge (student): The students should have a good idea of what a plant is and what
they have to do in order to help it live (such as watering it and putting it in the sun). The students
should also know what soil is.
Content Knowledge (teacher): The teacher needs to know all of the parts of a plant and soil.
They need to know that the soil provides nutrients for the plants to grow. They need to know that
the leaves create food for the plant by using water, air, and sunlight. They need to know that the
stem is what holds up the leaf and is what carries the water and nutrients throughout the flower.
Accommodations for special needs (individual and/or small group): For the students who
struggle with English, I will pair them up with someone who really understands what we are
doing. I will also make sure that for any writing assignment there is, they will have some sort of
guide to help them write what they need to write.
Materials and Technology requirements: