Nicole Creedon

Growing Flowers Science Lesson

Objective:
1. Students will be able to represent observation and work by drawing
and recording what they see in each plant.

2. Students will be able to observe and record change over time by

drawing what they see in each plant every day and measuring and
recording the height of the plant every day by using blocks.
Standards:
1.
1.P.D.1 Represent observations and work through drawing, recording data, and writing
(e.g., drawing and writing on observation clipboards, making rubbings, charting the
growth of plants).

2.
5.3.P.D.1 Observe and record change over time and cycles of change that affect living
things (e.g., monitoring the life cycle of a plant, using childrens baby photographs to
discuss human change and growth, using unit blocks to record the height of classroom
plants).

Assessment:
1. The teacher will be able to assess how students represent
observations and work by collecting and reviewing their recordings in
their journals.

2. The teacher will be able to assess how students observe and record
change by collecting and reviewing their journals to see what the
student has observed in the plant.

Anticipatory Set: One the first day of this lesson the teacher will
explain to the students that they are going to see how long it takes a
plant to grow. The teacher will explain that over the course of a couple
days, they will be observing a flower grow. The teacher will ask the
students to make predictions on how big they think the flower will
become.
Input/Modeling: The teacher will explain that it takes time for a
flower to grow just like it takes time for the students to grow. The
teacher will provide each student with a journal, which will have blank
pages inside. The teacher will explain to the students that they are to
draw or write what they see about the plant everyday.
Guided Practice: The class will discuss if they see anything different
each day. The teacher will help students by asking if it changed colors,
is it taller, is it bigger? The teacher will also measure the flower with
the class by using blocks. The students can count how many blocks tall
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it has become. The teacher will use very small blocks so they can more
accurately see the growth of the plant.
Independent Practice: The teacher will allow student to
independently record their observations and work in their journal
everyday. The teacher will be looking for students to record any
changes they see and to write how big the flower has become.
Closure: To end the lesson, the teacher will ask the students to share
one thing they learned from the whole experience. (how slow a plant
grows, what a baby plant looks like, how big it became, etc.)