![]() ![]() In this activity, students draw a series of pictures that tell a simple, sequential story. To integrate literacy into this lesson, try the following:ĭraw a Story: Stepping From Pictures to Writing (Grades K-2) This lesson meets the Life Science and Science in Personal and Social Perspectives Content Standards of the National Science Education Standards. ![]() They identify the conditions needed for seed germination and explore the role of fruit in seed dispersal. Students observe plant growth by watching time-lapse videos and by growing their own plants. A study of plants is also a wonderful opportunity for inquiry-based teaching and learning. Whether you’re planting flowers for a Mother’s Day gift or meeting your science curriculum’s standards, plants can help students develop their ability to observe, describe, and classify. These students are also ready to consider the diversity of plants around the world and the adaptations that allow plants to survive in very different environments. In the upper-elementary grades, students investigate germination, plant life cycles, and flowering and seed production in more detail. Primary students often focus on familiar plants, basic plant structures and their functions, and our use of plants as a food source. Measuring Heart Rate with Your Own Stethoscope (grade 4): Students use what they know about sound to make and test a simple stethoscope to hear someone's heartbeat.Plants are a common topic in elementary classrooms for good reason – they are an effective, inexpensive way for students to observe living organisms and life cycles firsthand. ![]() Using sound is one approach students can try!
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