Download This Full Lesson: The Plant and Me
Lesson Description: By discussing, observing, and role-playing, students learn that plants and people have similar needs for survival.
Objectives
The student will:
- identify four survival needs that are similar for plants and people; and
- compare and contrast how plants and people meet their needs for air, food, light, and water.
Estimated Teaching Time
- 30 to 45 minutes
Alignments
Next Generation Science Standards
K-LS1-1. Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
2-PS1-1. Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties.
2-LS2-1. Plan and conduct an investigation to determine if plants need sunlight and water to grow. 3-LS1-1. Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.
3-LS3-1. Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence that plants and animals have traits inherited from parents and that variation of these traits exists in a group of similar organisms.
Common Core English Language Arts – Reading: Informational Text
RI.K.3. With prompting and support, describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
RI.1.3. Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text. RI.2.3. Describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text.
RI.3.3. Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
Common Core English Language Arts – Writing
W.K.2. Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic
W.1.2. Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure
W.1.8. With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
W.2.2. Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section.
W.2.8. Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
W.3.2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. W.3.8. Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories.
Common Core English Language Arts Speaking and Listening
SL.K.2. Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood.
SL.K.3. Ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get information, or clarify something that is not understood. \
SL.K.4. Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail.
SL.1.2. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
SL.1.3. Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to gather additional information or clarify something that is not understood.
SL.1.4. Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly.
SL.2.2. Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
SL.3.2. Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
SL.3.4. Report on a topic or text, tell a story, or recount an experience with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details, speaking clearly at an understandable pace.
Common Core English Language Arts – Language: Conventions of Standard English
L.K.5. Sort common objects into categories (e.g., shapes, foods) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent. Identify real-life connections between words and their use.
L.K.6. Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts.
L.1.5. Sort words into categories (e.g., colors, clothing) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent. Identify real-life connections between words and their use.
Common Core Mathematics Standards
K.MD –3. Classify objects into given categories; count the numbers of objects in each category and sort the categories by count.
National Family and Consumer Science Standards
2.5.1 Analyze the use of resources in making choices that satisfy needs and wants of individuals and families.
9.4.1 Analyze nutritional needs of individuals.
9.5.6 Conduct sensory evaluations of food products