K-6 Science for the Next Generation

Lesson Plans
What Do Plants Need?

Learning Objectives

  • Identify the basic needs of plants: sunlight, air, and water.
  • Understand how plants use sunlight, air, and water to make food and grow.
  • Explain the consequences for plants if they do not receive their basic needs.

Introduction and Hook

Read-Along with Narration: Begin the lesson by listening to the narrated content in the Learn tab. This introduction helps students explore the basic needs of plants: sunlight, air, and water.

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Visual Aid: Use images to highlight how plants use sunlight, air, and water to grow.

Direct Instruction

Watch Video: How Plants Grow. This video helps students understand the life cycle of plants and the role of sunlight in photosynthesis.

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Discussion: Explain how plants take in air through their leaves and water through their roots, and why these are essential for making food.

Guided Exploration

Explore Video: What's Your Favourite Plant? This video introduces students to the diversity of plants and their unique characteristics.

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Guided Discussion: Encourage students to think about what might happen to plants if they do not receive sunlight, air, or water.

Hands-On Activity

Activity: Build a Plant. Students cut out and assemble different plant parts to build a complete plant, reinforcing their understanding of plant structure.

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Independent Practice

Worksheet: What Are the Parts of a Plant. Students label parts of a plant to reinforce their understanding of plant anatomy.

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Check for Understanding

Quiz: Use the Unit Quiz to assess students' comprehension of the basic needs of plants.

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Review and Reflection

Class Discussion: Reflect on what students learned about the needs of plants and how they can observe these needs in their environment.

Assessment and Extension

Assessment: Observing the Parts of a Plant. Students use a hand lens to examine plant parts, reinforcing observational skills and understanding of plant anatomy.

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Extension Activity: Growing Plants from Seeds. Encourage students to observe and record the growth of seedlings over time, fostering hands-on experimentation.

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