3rd Grade Plants Unit Blueprint
Lesson 12: Observing Pods
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STC Plant Growth and Development

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

(Continue observations for approximately 17 days along with the Soil Science lessons.)
Essential & Unit Questions 1 Benchmarks 2 Assessments 3 Using Assessments to Monitor Student Learning
  12C(3-5)#3: Keep a notebook that describes observations made, carefully distinguishes actual observations from ideas and speculations about what was observed, and is understandable weeks or months later. On-going observations in student logs Written Observations
  • Do the written observations contain true observations (information obtained through the senses and not inferences, opinions, or fictional information)?
  • Are students' observations improving in clarity, accuracy, and description?
  • Are the observations clear enough that they would be understandable weeks and/or months later?
Drawings
  • Do the drawings contain labels?
  • Do the drawings contain most of the details of the flower?
  • Are the drawings clear enough that they would be understandable weeks and/or months later?
What is a life cycle?

What is the life cycle of plants?

 11C(3-5)#2: Things change in steady, repetitive, or irregular ways—or sometimes in more than one way at the same time. Often the best way to tell which kinds of change are happening is to make a table or graph of the measurements.

5E(3-5)#3: Over the whole earth, organisms are growing, dying, and decaying, and new organisms are being produced by the old ones.

 Class discussion about a plant's life cycle (See Final Activities on page 72 in the Teacher's Guide)
  • Do students understand the emerging life cycle of the plant?
  • Can students relate their classroom observations of the plant life cycle with other life cycles?
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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.

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