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Objective or Purpose: To learn what purpose the parts of a flower have.
Materials: Student journal, 8 Lilies, planting material, including: potting soil, paper plates, grass seed.
Activities: Pre-class work, brainstorming.
Lesson Design Teacher Procedure Student Activities
Anticipatory Set
Journal writing and review comments, questions, and discussions.
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Journal activity – Write down in your journal, What are the parts of a flower? What do flower seeds look like? Why are flowers so colorful?
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Listen, and start your journal activity immediately. This activity should be answered completely, given a lot of thought, and must be brought to a conclusion in 6 minutes.
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Input and Modeling
Introduce the "stuff needed for success", and show what they need to know.
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Keywords: Seed, ovules, pistol, stigma, stamen, anther, filament, petal, sepal, ovary, roots, stem, leaf
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Listen, see, and take notes.
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Guided Practice
Show-em how it’s done.
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Diagram the parts of a flower in the front of the room and name all of the parts to the flower. Have the class do the same diagram at their desk, and properly label the flower parts. Show the group the parts of the lily as you dismantle it in the front of the class. Have the group share in that experience.
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Hear, see, do – The students are to start their word find activity and complete it before the end of the period.
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Closure
Comparisons and wrap-ups
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What are the similarities between an egg in the animal kingdom, and a seed in the plant kingdom? If there is time, use a Venn Diagram to show similarities and differences.
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Listen to the summary of the day’s class, and note what homework is posted for the next class period.
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Independent Practice: If you find any seeds that you can use, bring them into class for planting. Be sure to ask permission if the seeds are your families. Bring in plastic containers, or plastic soda bottles for the planting project.
Duration of the lesson: Approximately 49 minutes.
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