3rd Grade Plants Unit

3^rd Grade Plants Unit Blueprint

Lesson 9: Getting a Handle on Your Bee

STC Plant Growth and Development

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

Teacher Resources:

Tips

Essential & Unit Questions ¹

Benchmarks ²

Assessments ³

Using Assessments to Monitor Student Learning

Why is it important to follow directions and keep accurate records of one's work?

Related to 1B(3-5)#2: Results of scientific investigations are seldom exactly the same, but if the differences are large, it is important to try to figure out why. One reason for following directions carefully and for keeping records of one's work is to provide information on what might have caused the differences.

Class discussion on importance of following directions

Teacher observations of students' ability to follow directions

Class Discussion

During the class discussion, do students understand the importance of following directions?
Does their understanding extend beyond the concept of "rules" to follow and reflect a scientific understanding of the importance of following set lab procedures to increase consistency in experiment results?
Does their understanding show more sophistication than revealed during Lesson 3?

Teacher Observations of Students
While the benchmark is a conceptual benchmark, the skill of following directions is also important.
- To what extent are the students able to monitor their work and follow each direction accurately? (Given the nature of the unit and many opportunities to practice following directions, students should exhibit minimal problems following the directions.)

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