All About Plants
A Classrooms Unleashed Program
for Kindergarten Students
We’ve created a grade-level science lesson just for kindergarten students.
Students learn about the wonder of plants. They conduct hands-on science experiments providing valuable lessons in caring for living things, collecting data, and using the scientific method.
All of our lessons are backward designed from Next Generation Science Standards for kindergarten. In addition to the Sierra Nevada Journeys-led lessons, classroom teachers will be provided with 3-4 easy-to-use learning experiences to reinforce concepts and vocabulary.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Classroom Lesson: Scientists Make Observations and Solve the Mystery of What Plants Need to Grow
Students become phytologists (plant scientists) and learn about what plants need to grow and survive. Using their senses, students make observations about the differences that occur with plants that received everything they needed compared to ones that didn’t. The concepts of chlorophyll photosynthesis are introduced. Also, students learn about the anatomy of a plant and each part’s function in the growth process.
OUtdoors at a local Nature Area: SCIENTISTS IN THE FIELD
On a field trip to a nearby nature area, students participate in a scavenger hunt collecting different plant elements and entering the data and drawings into their field journals. They use the information they’ve learned about healthy and unhealthy plants and apply it to what they find in nature.
Field Trip Locations
Camp Pollock, Sacramento, CA
Crystal Peak Park, Reno, NV
River Fork Ranch, Minden, NV (for Carson and Douglas Counties)
TEACHER INFORMATION
NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS
PE: K-LS1: Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
PE: K-LS1-1: Use observations to describe patterns of what plants need to grow and change
DCI: K-LS1.A: Use observations to describe the parts of plants (roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits) and explain that these parts help the plant survive and grow.
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