3rd Grade Plants Unit

3^rd Grade Plants Unit Blueprint

Lesson 11: Pollinating Flowers

STC Plant Growth and Development

Pacing Suggestions:
See page 4 in Teacher's Guide for a schedule of Lessons.

Teacher Resources:

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Essential & Unit Questions ¹

Benchmarks ²

Assessments ³

Using Assessments to Monitor Student Learning

What is the relationship between flowers and bees and why is it important?

Besides providing food, what are some ways different living things work together?

5D(3-5)#3: Organisms interact with one another in various ways besides providing food. Many plants depend on animals for carrying their pollen to other plants or for dispersing their seeds.

Class discussion about the interaction between bees and flowers (See Procedure Steps 6 & 7 and Extensions Step 2 on page 67 in Teacher's Guide.)

Note: The benchmark is not explicitly addressed through the lesson. The lesson focuses exclusively on the bee-flower relationship. The teacher needs to deliberately expand the discussion to address other interactions between various living things.

Do students understand the role of bees in cross-pollination?
Do students understand how bees benefit from the plants/flowers?
Do students understand how plants/flowers benefit from the bees?

1. For conceptual benchmarks.
2. Bolded sections indicate portion of benchmark addressed
3. Unless noted as a Summative Assessment, the assessments are formative and should be used to guide teaching and learning.

3rd Grade Plants Unit Blueprint

3^rd Grade Plants Unit Blueprint