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Yerang Cho
Plants
10 days
30 mins Science / Grade 2
Lesson: 1/ Intro to plants: What do you know?
Unit Overview
Main Idea (Claim) Summative Assessment
Booklet report
Plants are one of the main creation of God. As a Group presentation
steward of creation the students will learn, -
Know what a plant is,know how they grow,
know the plants in our lives, and know how
should we care for the plants. we ure to take care
of the plants around us. The students will learn
the importance of plants in our lives and value
the life of plants.

Guiding Questions Objectives (know/understand/do/value)

What is a plant?
- Where do we see the plants?
- Do you have a plant at your house?
- Why do you have them?
- What are the parts of a flowering plant?
- What do the parts of the plant do?
The student will . . .
1. know different parts of flowering plants
and a tree: roots, stem/trunk, leaves and
flowers.
2. know a plant grows from a seed. And it
needs water, soil (minerals), sunlight.
(there could be exceptions)
3. Identify and describe the basic structure
of a variety of common flowering plants,
including trees.

Time Instructional Procedures and Strategies

7mins Beginning the Lesson
- Begin the class with an activity : Guess who I am
- Show them different kinds of seeds. ex) Apple seeds, watermelon seeds, avocado
seeds, tomato seeds, etc.
Have students to guess what plants they are.
The plants grow from a seed.

5mins Developing the Lesson

- Where do we see plants? what are the plants? : Trees, vegetables, fruits etc.
6mins - The teacher will show the power points about the plants around us.
- Talk about what a plant look a like.
6mins - Students will draw a plant - not a tree (it can be a tree but it does not have to be a
tree) There are many different kinds of plants : flowers, small plants, cactus

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Plants
10 days
30 mins Science / Grade 2
6mins Closing the Lesson
From next class, we are going to learn more about plants.
about how they grow, what do they do to make food?, why the plants are important? How
can we help the plants?
and everyone will grow a green bean plant in our class. We will be observing them
everyday and take care of them.

- Short explanation about the booklet.

Formative Assessment Differentiation

Worksheet
Resources
Seeds from many different fruits or vegetables.

Powerpoints - Pictures of plants in our daily life. ex)Trees on the side of the roads.
Chart of a flowering plant.

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Yerang Cho
Plants
10 days
30 mins Science / Grade 2
Lesson: 2/ What a plant needs to grow?

Unit Overview
Main Idea (Claim) Summative Assessment
Booklet report
Plants are one of the main creation of God. As a Group presentation
steward of creation the students will learn, -
Know what a plant is,know how they grow,
know the plants in our lives, and know how
should we care for the plants. we ure to take care
of the plants around us. The students will learn
the importance of plants in our lives and value
the life of plants.

Guiding Questions Objectives (know/understand/do/value)

The student will . . .
What is a plant?
- What are the parts of a flowering plant?
- What does a plant need to grow?
1. a plant grows from a seed. And it needs
water, soil (minerals), sunlight. (there
could be exceptions)
2. Find out and describe how plants need
water, light and a suitable temperature to
grow stay healthy
3. Observe and record with some accuracy
of the change of the plants as they grow
over time.
4. Grow a plant by themselves.

Time Instructional Procedures and Strategies

Beginning the Lesson
5mins - Review what the students learned the day before by asking them questions.
- Review the parts of the plants
- Introduce the activity Planting a green bean
7mins - Explain that the students need to take care of the bean for two weeks, observe,
and record the growth of the green bean plant.
Developing the Lesson
13mins - Hand out the plastic cup.
- ask what do we need? for a green bean to grow?
- Water, soil, sunlight, and love.
- Have the students to plant their own green bean.
- Brainstorm what will happen to the green bean.

Closing the Lesson

4mins

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Plants
10 days
30 mins Science / Grade 2
- Have students to work on their booklet.
- Students will draw the plastic cup and the soil. Also they will draw the green
bean plant as what they want them to be after two weeks.
- Review what the plant needs in order for it to grow. Have students to work on
1mins their booklet.

Formative Assessment Differentiation

Booklet, drawing.

Resources
Soil, water, green beans, plastic cups

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Yerang Cho
Plants
10 days
30 mins Science / Grade 2
Lesson: 3/ Parts of a flowering plant and tree

Unit Overview
Main Idea (Claim) Summative Assessment
Plants are one of the main creation of God. As a Booklet report
steward of creation the students will learn, - Group presentation
Know what a plant is,know how they grow,
know the plants in our lives, and know how
should we care for the plants. we ure to take care
of the plants around us. The students will learn
the importance of plants in our lives and value
the life of plants.

Guiding Questions Objectives (know/understand/do/value)

The student will . . .
What is a plant?
- What are the parts of a flowering plant?
- What does a plant need to grow?
1. different parts of flowering plants and a
tree: roots, stem/trunk, leaves and
flowers.
2. a plant grows from a seed. And it needs
water, soil (minerals), sunlight. (there
could be exceptions)
3. Identify and describe the basic structure
of a variety of common flowering plants,
including trees.
4. Identify and describe the functions of
different parts of flowering plants: roots,
stem/trunk, leaves and flowers.

Time Instructional Procedures and Strategies

3mins Beginning the Lesson
- Students will check their own plant and water them.
- The teacher will show her plant : Pachira
- Share about the plant (My plants name is Zengis)

7mins Developing the Lesson

- Students will bring a small plant from home.
- Observe differences and similarities between different plants that everyone
brought to the class. (Teacher will write them on the board)
- Find the similarities: Leaves, stem, root, and flowers (if there are).

- Ask students what are the functions of different parts of the plant +Flower: The
10mins flower makes seeds for the plant.

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Plants
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30 mins Science / Grade 2
- +Stem:The stem supports the plant. It contains thin tubbes for carrying food,
minerals, and water. +Leaves: Leaves make food for the plant. They take in
carbon dioxide and release oxygen into the air. +Roots: The roots soak up water
and minerals. They also store food for the plant.
- Emphasize on the function of the leaves.
Closing the Lesson
- Have students to work on their booklet.
10mins - Give them the worksheet.

Formative Assessment Differentiation

Worksheet

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Plants
10 days
30 mins Science / Grade 2

Resources
PowerPoints : different kinds of flowers, stem, roots and leaves.

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Yerang Cho
Plants
10 days
30 mins Science / Grade 2
Lesson: 4/ Photosynthesis

Unit Overview
Main Idea (Claim) Summative Assessment
Booklet report
Plants are one of the main creation of God. As a Group presentation
steward of creation the students will learn, -
Know what a plant is,know how they grow,
know the plants in our lives, and know how
should we care for the plants. we ure to take care
of the plants around us. The students will learn
the importance of plants in our lives and value
the life of plants.

Guiding Questions Objectives (know/understand/do/value)

The student will . . .
How does a plant grow?
- what are the parts of a tree? 1. Know the process photosynthesis
- What is photosynthesis? 2. Observe and record with some accuracy
of the change of the plants as they grow
over time.

Time Instructional Procedures and Strategies

5mins Beginning the Lesson
- Water the green beans and observe if there are any changes.
- Review different parts of the plant.
- Review the functions of the parts.
Developing the Lesson
3mins - Video: Photosynthesis
Photo=light Synthesis= putting together
Using light to put things together.

7mins Sunlight, water, carbon dioxide

Plants breath in carbon dioxide and breath out oxygen.
1. Water and other nutrients absorbed by the roots.
2. Chloroplast from the leaf meets carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight.
3. Turn them into sugar and oxygen.
4. Breaths out the oxygen.
10mins Give the students roles of Plant, soil, Sunlight, water, Carbon dioxide, Oxygen.
Have them to pretend like as they were Plant (leaf), soil, Sunlight, water, Carbon
dioxide, Oxygen.

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Plants
10 days
30 mins Science / Grade 2

- Metacognition: go through the process. Ask what happened?

- This process is called photosynthesis.

5mins Closing the Lesson

Everyone look at the chart.
Provide an anchor chart of photosynthesis process.
Go over what part of the plant does what.

Formative Assessment Differentiation

Acting out as a plant(leaf), soil, sunlight,
water, carbon dioxide, oxygen.

Resources
Photosynthesis The Dr.Binocs Show Learn Videos For Kids -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1Ymc311XS8

Anchor Chart - simplified steps of photosynthesis

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Yerang Cho
Plants
10 days
30 mins Science / Grade 2
Lesson: 5/ Use of plants : Importance & value of plants

Unit Overview
Main Idea (Claim) Summative Assessment
Booklet report
Plants are one of the main creation of God. As a Group presentation
steward of creation the students will learn, -
Know what a plant is,know how they grow,
know the plants in our lives, and know how
should we care for the plants. we ure to take care
of the plants around us. The students will learn
the importance of plants in our lives and value
the life of plants.

Guiding Questions Objectives (know/understand/do/value)

The student will . . .
How the plants are used in our life?
(Fruits, vegetables, trees, flowers) 1. know and value people get benefits from
- What are the benefits that human get the plants. Plants are essential natural
from the plants? source for people : trees, fruits,
- How do we get oxygen? vegetables, flowers, oxygen etc.
- What do we get from the plants? 2. Appreciate plants for their use.
- food 3. Value plants as a creation of God.

Time Instructional Procedures and Strategies

5mins Beginning the Lesson
- Review what we have learned about photosynthesis.
- How do we get oxygen? - photosynthesis
- What else do we get from the plants? - what did you eat today morning?
- Fruits and vegetables
- How about trees? what do we use the trees for? - paper, house, table, chair, etc.
Developing the Lesson
In order to make connection with previous classes, come up with a chart
Plants have, need.
3mins

Make a new category give

and talk about benefits from the plants that human get.
5mins
Give them a colored paper.
- Draw a plant that you are thankful for. It can be a vegetable that you like, or fruit

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Plants
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30 mins Science / Grade 2
that you love. and write to the plant that you chose about what you do and you
12mins are thankful for it.
- I am thankful for _________________
- Because I ________________
- and I can ______________
- Ex:Dear. flowers
- Thank you for making beautiful flowers.

Closing the Lesson

Share couple of examples of the letters.

- Observe the green bean plant and fill out the booklet.
5mins

Formative Assessment Differentiation

Letter to the plants

Resources
Chart

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Yerang Cho
Plants
10 days
30 mins Science / Grade 2
Lesson: 6/ Importance of plants Lesson 2 (Oxygen)

Unit Overview
Main Idea (Claim) Summative Assessment
Plants are one of the main creation of God. As a Booklet report
steward of creation the students will learn, - Group presentation
Know what a plant is,know how they grow,
know the plants in our lives, and know how
should we care for the plants. we ure to take care
of the plants around us. The students will learn
the importance of plants in our lives and value
the life of plants.

Guiding Questions Objectives (know/understand/do/value)

The student will . . .
How the plants are used in our life? 1. know the process photosynthesis
(Fruits, vegetables, trees, flowers, oxygen) 2. people get benefits from the plants.
- What are the benefits that human get Plants are essential natural source for
from the plants? people : trees, fruits, vegetables, flowers,
- How do we get oxygen? oxygen, etc.
3. human need to protect plants. And take
care of the plants.

Time Instructional Procedures and Strategies

7mins Beginning the Lesson
- Hold your breath activity
- How do we get Oxygen?
- Why do we need Oxygen?
- Review the process of Photosynthesis
- Today we are going to learn the reason why trees are important!

10mins Developing the Lesson

- Video Why Do We Need Trees
- Discuss about the reasons that we saw from the video.
- What are the benefits that human get from trees (plants) ?
- Why are those benefits important? -food, oxygen, paper, houses etc.
- What will happen if we dont have plants?

8mins - Write a paragraph reflection individually about the questions above.

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Plants
10 days
30 mins Science / Grade 2

5mins Closing the Lesson

- Observe green beans and report in the booklet

Formative Assessment Differentiation

Discussion
Short reflection

Resources
Why Do We Need Trees? - Albert & Junior
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1B5wMF3n0I

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Yerang Cho
Plants
10 days
30 mins Science / Grade 2
Lesson: 7/ Save the plants: what is happening?

Unit Overview
Main Idea (Claim) Summative Assessment
Booklet report
Plants are one of the main creation of God. As a Group presentation
steward of creation the students will learn, -
Know what a plant is,know how they grow,
know the plants in our lives, and know how
should we care for the plants. we ure to take care
of the plants around us. The students will learn
the importance of plants in our lives and value
the life of plants.

Guiding Questions Objectives (know/understand/do/value)

The student will . . .
How should we take care of plants?
- what can threaten the trees?
- what can we save plants (forests)?
1. a plant grows from a seed. And it needs
water, soil (minerals), sunlight. (there
could be exceptions)
2. people get benefits from the plants.
Plants are essential natural source for
people : trees, fruits, vegetables, flowers,
oxygen etc.
3. human need to protect plants. And take
care of the plants.
4. Identify and describe the basic structure
of a variety of common flowering plants,
including trees.

Time Instructional Procedures and Strategies

5mins Beginning the Lesson
What do we know about water forest from the video that we watched yesterday?
- lungs of the earth.

What do you think it will happen if we lose all the trees?

Developing the Lesson

Read together a Childrens Poem Trees
7mins - Discuss about what the students think
- Brain storm

- In the class, place 3 sections with a big poster papers. Three groups of the

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Plants
10 days
30 mins Science / Grade 2
13mins students will go around and write on the paper.
- sections: 1.Why do we need trees? 2.What can threaten the trees? 3. What can
we do to protect them in our daily life?
5mins
Closing the Lesson
- Get together in the carpet, and read what everyone wrote on the poster.

Formative Assessment Differentiation

Poster

Resources
Childrens poem Trees
http://mathstory.com/Poems/librarypoems/treestrees.aspx#.WOhlCKIlHIU

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Yerang Cho
Plants
10 days
30 mins Science / Grade 2
Lesson: 8/ What can we do to save the plants?

Unit Overview
Main Idea (Claim) Summative Assessment
Booklet report
Plants are one of the main creation of God. As a Group presentation
steward of creation the students will learn, -
Know what a plant is,know how they grow,
know the plants in our lives, and know how
should we care for the plants. we ure to take care
of the plants around us. The students will learn
the importance of plants in our lives and value
the life of plants.

Guiding Questions Objectives (know/understand/do/value)

How should we take care of plants? The student will . . .
- what can we do to save plants (forests)?
- One of the reasons of deforestation : 1. human need to protect plants. And take
Paper care of the plants.
- What can we do to save paper?

Time Instructional Procedures and Strategies

3mins Beginning the Lesson
- Talk about the poster we made in last class.
- Focus on the section 3. What can we do to save plants?

Developing the Lesson

12mins - The Forest Video
- How Paper is Made Video
- Talk about what we can do to save paper.
- Create a chart as a whole class : Things that we can do to save paper
5mins Examples
- Buy recycled paper products.
- Use both sides of a piece of paper.
- Reuse gift bags, wrapping paper, newspaper, and tissue.
- Turn old paper products into crafts.
- Recycle paper you can't reuse.
7mins
- Tell students to pick one or two things that they can do everyday and talk to
each other.
- Come up with the agreement that we can do as a class. ex) Use one tissue paper
at a time, put the papers in the recycle box, carry a handkerchief, use the scrap

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Plants
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30 mins Science / Grade 2
3mins paper. etc.
Closing the Lesson
Agree with the Saving Paper agreement and put the chart on the wall.

- I will have recess time for the students to check their plants and work on the
booklet.

Formative Assessment Differentiation

Chart

Resources
The Forest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn_3TPsKsq4
How Paper is Made https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IP0Ch1Va44

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Yerang Cho
Plants
10 days
30 mins Science / Grade 2
Lesson: 9/ Make a poster, research about the topics

Unit Overview
Main Idea (Claim) Summative Assessment
Plants are one of the main creation of God. As a Booklet report
steward of creation the students will learn, - Group presentation
Know what a plant is,know how they grow,
know the plants in our lives, and know how
should we care for the plants. we ure to take care
of the plants around us. The students will learn
the importance of plants in our lives and value
the life of plants.

Guiding Questions Objectives (know/understand/do/value)

The student will . . .
What is a plant?
- What are the parts of a flowering plant? 1. Research about the topic they chose.
- What does a plant need to grow? 2. Make a poster.
How does a plant grow? 3. Observe their green bean plants.
- what are the parts of a tree?
- What is photosynthesis?
How the plants are used in our life?
(Fruits, vegetables, trees, flowers)
- What are the benefits that human get
from the plants?
- How do we get oxygen?
How should we take care of plants?
- what can we do to save plants (forests)?

Time Instructional Procedures and Strategies

2mins Beginning the Lesson

Today, we will finish our booklet and observing our plants.

and prepare for tomorrows group presentation.

10mins Developing the Lesson

Give students to work on their booklet

Have students to work on their booklet for awhile.

15mins Separate the students into four groups.

and they can pick a topic from
1.How does a plant grow?
2.What are the benefits from plants?
3. Why do we need to protect plants? and what can we do to protect them in our daily
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Plants
10 days
30 mins Science / Grade 2
4.Photosynthesis
- pick a topic as a group.
- organize thoughts : write it down on a paper about the topic
- they can use their booklet to work on the presentation
- make a poster as a group.
3mins
Closing the Lesson
- Reflect about their green bean plant.
- Talk about what they did in order for green beans to grow.

Formative Assessment Differentiation

Observe the students as they discuss in their

group.

Resources

Poster
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Yerang Cho
Plants
10 days
30 mins Science / Grade 2
Lesson: 10/ Group presentation
Unit Overview
Main Idea (Claim) Summative Assessment
Plants are one of the main creation of God. As a Booklet report
steward of creation the students will learn, - Group presentation
Know what a plant is,know how they grow,
know the plants in our lives, and know how
should we care for the plants. we ure to take care
of the plants around us. The students will learn
the importance of plants in our lives and value
the life of plants.

Guiding Questions Objectives (know/understand/do/value)

The student will . . .
What is a plant?
- What are the parts of a flowering plant?
- What does a plant need to grow?
How does a plant grow?
- what are the parts of a tree?
- What is photosynthesis?
How the plants are used in our life?
(Fruits, vegetables, trees, flowers)
- What are the benefits that human get
from the plants?
- How do we get oxygen?
How should we take care of plants?
- what can we do to save plants (forests)?
1. Observe and describe how seeds grow
into mature plants.
2. Find out and describe how plants need
water, light and a suitable temperature to
grow stay healthy.
3. Observe and record with some accuracy
of the change of the plants as they grow
over time.
4. .Explain photosynthesis

Time Instructional Procedures and Strategies

7mins Beginning the Lesson
Give students time to finish preparing the presentation.

20mins Developing the Lesson

Each group will have 5mins to present.
The students will do oral presentation with the poster that they made as a group.
Explaining the poster.

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30 mins Science / Grade 2

3mins Closing the Lesson

Reflect with everyone
What went well ?
What can we make it better?

Formative Assessment Differentiation

Resources
Poster

Rubric for Presentation

Points 2 1 NA

Content Students shows their Includes two or one There is no

understanding about the examples/ reasons. example/reason of the
topic by giving 3 or topic.
more examples/reasons.

Poster Meets the purpose of Meets the purpose of The poster is not
the topic. The poster the topic. The claim of complete.
shows a clear claim. the poster is blurry.
Colorful and
eye-catching.

Organization The students Applicable actions are The students cannot

demonstrates clear missing. explain what is the
reason and purpose of topic is about.
the topic with an
examples and
applicable actions that
they can do in real life.

Cooperation Every group member Only one or two person NA

distribute in the explains.
presentation.