Lesson Package | Plants

Description

Make learning about plants engaging with this no-prep unit that will help enhance and supplement your unit on plants. Not only do these reading passages help integrate literacy into science, but the labs, read the room, and task cards, make for fun hands-on learning experiences!

The following pages are included in this resource:

Parts of a Plant
- Reading passage with comprehension questions
- Parts of a plant matching activity
- Parts of a plant word search and fill in the blank

Photosynthesis
- Reading passage with comprehension questions
- Draw/label a diagram and write a description
- True/False activity

Germination
- Reading passage with comprehension questions
- Germination discussion and compare/contrast (sunflower and morning glory)
- Word search with fill in the blanks

Plants as Food
- Reading passage with comprehension questions
- Word search with a word sort
- Plants as food sort

Plants as Materials
- Reading passage with comprehension questions
- Sequencing - how to make fabric from cotton
- Plants as medicine - read the room activity

Plant Destruction
- Reading passage with comprehension questions
- Crossword puzzle
- Endangered plants research

Plant Reproduction
- Reading passage with comprehension questions (contains information on both sexual and asexual reproduction)
- Reproduction Lab (dissect a flower and draw a diagram)
- Crossword puzzle

Plant Life Cycle
- Reading passage with comprehension questions
- Apple life cycle diagram
- Pumpkin life cycle diagram

Cumulative Activities
- Multiple Choice quiz
- True/False activity
- Plant vocabulary
- Plant diagram identification
- Label parts of a plant
- Plants we eat and use (daily record sheet)
- Plant growth diagram
- Plant acrostic poem planning page and final draft paper

Plant Lab
- Students will determine whether or not plants need light to grow

6 Posters
24 Task Cards

Grade Levels: 3rd - 5th
Subjects: Biology, Environment, Science
Formats Included:PDF
Pages: 62 pages
Answer Key:Included