Learning Exercise
Language Arts and Science with NASA: Plant Life Cycle
This lesson has students learning about plant life and writing interrogative sentences about them. It goes hand in hand with my science text.
Course: 3rd grade multiple subjects.
- Material:
- NASA RESOURCE DRIVEN INSTRUCTION: PLANTS
- Date last modified:
- July 7, 2005
- Created by:
- Dr. Troy Tenhet
- License:
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This is a nice site that speaks to the growth of plants. Look for more assignments in the future. see more
Exercise
Title: Plant Survival and Growth
Grade Level: Third
Objectives: 1. Students
will know that different factors affect the growth and survival of plants. 2.
Students will create and use interrogative sentences.
CDE Science: Life Sciences
3 a. Students know plants and animals have structures that serve different
functions in growth, survival, and reproduction. 3b. Students know examples of
diverse life forms in different environments, such as oceans, deserts, tundra,
forests, grasslands, and wetlands.
CDE Language Arts: Written and Oral English
Language Conventions 1.1 Understand and be able to use complete and correct
declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences in writing and
speaking.
Anticipatory Website:
http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/news/2003/news-plants.asp
Primary Website:
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/rforestP.html
Critical Teacher
Tasks: 1. This is a group activity. 2. Coordinate help from peer helpers. 3. It
is a question writing activity. 4. All viewed images/video are for enrichment.
5. Teacher must successfully navigate the websites. 6. Teacher will facilitate
the instruction and di scussion. 7. This is a 1-3 day activity. 8. Teacher must
know that this is a reciprocal questioning/KWL activity.
Critical Student Tasks:
1. Students will collaborate. 2. Students will work as peer helpers. 3.
Students will read Internet text and view the pictures/video. 4. Students will
use graphic organizers to organize their thoughts. 5. Students will ask
questions and record data from observations. 6. Students will work hard and
effectively. 7. Students will refer to the E/A rubric for expectations. 8.
Students will orally share their questions with the class.
Assessment:
Informally through teacher observation. Formally per the effort and achievement
rubric.
COPYRIGHT 2004 TROY TENHET JR
Grade Level: Third
Objectives: 1. Students
will know that different factors affect the growth and survival of plants. 2.
Students will create and use interrogative sentences.
CDE Science: Life Sciences
3 a. Students know plants and animals have structures that serve different
functions in growth, survival, and reproduction. 3b. Students know examples of
diverse life forms in different environments, such as oceans, deserts, tundra,
forests, grasslands, and wetlands.
CDE Language Arts: Written and Oral English
Language Conventions 1.1 Understand and be able to use complete and correct
declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences in writing and
speaking.
Anticipatory Website:
http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/news/2003/news-plants.asp
Primary Website:
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/rforestP.html
Critical Teacher
Tasks: 1. This is a group activity. 2. Coordinate help from peer helpers. 3. It
is a question writing activity. 4. All viewed images/video are for enrichment.
5. Teacher must successfully navigate the websites. 6. Teacher will facilitate
the instruction and di scussion. 7. This is a 1-3 day activity. 8. Teacher must
know that this is a reciprocal questioning/KWL activity.
Critical Student Tasks:
1. Students will collaborate. 2. Students will work as peer helpers. 3.
Students will read Internet text and view the pictures/video. 4. Students will
use graphic organizers to organize their thoughts. 5. Students will ask
questions and record data from observations. 6. Students will work hard and
effectively. 7. Students will refer to the E/A rubric for expectations. 8.
Students will orally share their questions with the class.
Assessment:
Informally through teacher observation. Formally per the effort and achievement
rubric.
COPYRIGHT 2004 TROY TENHET JR
Additional Information: http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php