Learning Outcomes

Unit Title:  Plants

Subject: Science

Grade Level: 1^st

Introduction:  The purpose of this unit of study is to teach students the four different parts of a plant (roots, stem, leaves and fruit) and their function as well as introduce the concept that some of these plant parts are edible.  This unit will consist of five instructional periods and will end with an individual hands-on classification activity to check for understanding.  

Some of the activities included in this unit are;

• Collecting and planting seeds from various sources
• Observing them as they grow. 
• Collecting and sorting different plants according to the part (root, stem, leaves, fruit) that is edible.   
• Read and compare different fiction and non-fiction books written about plants we eat.   Dramatize the plant life cycle.  

Reading Resources:  
  


Plants We Eat by Christine Peterson,

Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens

 From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons

Instructional Objective:  Students will observe, collect and evaluate data from plant growth day 0-day 15.

Learning Outcome:  Students will illustrate or describe the plant life cycle

Instructional Objective:  Students will describe the function of each of the four plant parts

Learning Outcome:  Students will write 1-2 sentences to explain the function of at least three different plant parts.

Instructional Objective: Students will identify edible plant parts (root, stem, leaves, fruit).

Learning Outcome:  Students will classify pictures of plants according to what part of the plant is edible with 90% accuracy.



Below are test items that correlate to these instructional objectives and learning outcomes:

1.            Classify each food item.   Write the name of each food item in the correct column.             Some foods may go into more than one column.

Plant Parts We Eat

Root	Stem	Leaf	Flower	Fruit

strawberry

asparagus

celery

lettuce

carrot

leek

potato

artichoke

banana

          





















2. List at least 2  things plants need in order to grow.

           

            ______________________________, ______________________________, 

Choose the best answer

3.            The job of a stem is to

a.     Make seeds

b.     Absorb nutrients

c.      Hold the plant up

d.     None of the above

4.            The job of the roots are to

a.     Absorb nutrients

b.     Absorb sunlight

c.      Spread seeds around

d.     None of the above

5.            Draw the 5 stages of the plant life cycle.  Label each stage.

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Essay

6.            Think about what a plant needs to grow.  Can a plant grow without these things?  Write at least   4 sentences telling what a plant needs to grow.   Describe how the plant can or cannot live without these things and why.