• Describing the role of plants in a food chain

• Identifying plant and animal cells

• Describing how plants occupy space and use light, nutrients, water, and air

• Classifying plants according to their features

• Examples:   evergreen or deciduous, flowering or non-flowering

• Identifying helpful and harmful effects of plants

• Examples:   helpful—provide food, control erosion;
  harmful—cause allergic reactions, produce poisons

• Identifying how bees pollinate flowers

• Identifying photosynthesis as the method used by plants to produce food

All about plants
Students will identify and describe the parts of a flowering plant, differentiate between types of plants, describe the needs of plants and define the term photosynthesis.

Plant and Animal Cells
Students will create a model of each to compare and contrast.

Structure Of A Plant
Student will use scientific methods to perform simple experiments.

Investigating the Structure of the Flower
The student will learn the basic anatomy of a flower by creating a model.

Project Linnaeus
The helpful and harmful effects of plants are addressed in this West Virginia thematic unit.

Bulbs and Seeds
Explores the different needs that seeds and bulbs have in order to grow.

Sunflowers
Student will learn how a plant grows, what it takes, and how long it takes.

From Seed to Plant
A science unit on plants with many different activities.

Earthwise Choices for a Healthy Planet
Nine lessons (in PDF format) cover topics relating to soil, composting, worm composting, reuse, recycling, plants, bugs, and birds.

Bark Casts
When students look at a tree they often see only the leaves. This activity will give them the opportunity to make careful observations of the bark as well as learn to use bark to classify and identify trees.

Photosynthesis and Transpiration
Students will observe the effect of light on plants, illustrate the exchange of gases between the atmosphere and the plant, understand how green plants use the sun's energy to produce food through photosynthesis, and see that plants are part of many natural cycles.

Salad Party
This is a great activity to help students realize how important plants are in our diets and in our world. It improves classifying skills, increases knowledge of plant parts, provides a cooperative learning experience, and takes the place of an "all sugar treats" party. It also involves home and parents in our studies.

Drawing My Own Flower Structure
Students will learn the parts of a flower and will learn about symmetrics, visual placements, and using guidelines.

Science Online A must see! Great site for links to Blueprint Skills, Lesson Plans, Topical Sites, Interactive Websites for Students and Worksheets

Science Clips You will find an alphabetical list of science interactive movie clips.

Suggestions for English Language Learners (ELLs):
(E/B=Entering/Beginning, D=Developing, E=Expanding) 

(E/B): Respond by pointing.
(E/B): Match visuals.
(E/B): Order visuals in a life cycle sequence.
(E/B): Illustrate the life cycle of a plant such as a dandelion.
(E/B): Students will diagram a food chain; (D): ...and will then pick an animal and explain its role in a food chain; (E): ...and will explain two consequences of a disruption in the food chain.
(E/B): Students plan, plant, care for and observe a closed terrarium. Students will keep a learning log recording changes with pictures and labels; (D): Students will write a narrative describing changes which occur within the terrarium; (E): ...and will apply their understanding of the water cycle to what is going on in the terrarium.
(D): Match a sentence with visuals.
(D): Match plants with products made from them.
(D): Complete an illustration of a life cycle of a plant.
(D): Retell the stages of a plant.
(D): Draw a mural to show food chains as a part of a plant life cycle.
(E): Write sentences that describe stages in a plant life cycle.

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