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The great plant escape

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A lesson plan for Grade 3 Science

Provider: University of Ilinois Extension

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Appropriate grades
3
Subjects
science (biology and life science)
Provider
University of Ilinois Extension

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Each of the lessons in this program from the University of Illinois Extension is interdisciplinary, designed to introduce students to plant science and increase their understanding of how foods grow. Activities enhance student's math, science, language arts, social studies, music and art. Many activities are for students to work independently and some are for group work.

The Great Plant Escape is divided into six “cases”:

  • Case 1: Introduction. Thinking about plants life and considering questions such as how are we dependent on plants?
  • Case 2: Soil
  • Case 3: Seeds
  • Case 4: Reproduction
  • Case 5: Bulbs, rhizomes, and tubers
  • Case 6: Wrap up

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Science (2005)

Grade 3

  • Goal 1: The learner will conduct investigations and build an understanding of plant growth and adaptations.
    • Objective 1.01: Observe and measure how the quantities and qualities of nutrients, light, and water in the environment affect plant growth.
    • Objective 1.02: Observe and describe how environmental conditions determine how well plants survive and grow in a particular environment.
    • Objective 1.03: Investigate and describe how plants pass through distinct stages in their life cycle including.
      • Growth.
      • Survival.
      • Reproduction.
    • Objective 1.04: Explain why the number of seeds a plant produces depends on variables such as light, water, nutrients, and pollination.
    • Objective 1.05: Observe and discuss how bees pollinate flowers.
  • Goal 2: The learner will conduct investigations to build an understanding of soil properties.
    • Objective 2.03: Determine the ability of soil to support the growth of many plants, including those important to our food supply.