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Goals:
To
show bean and seed growth and variety
Learning
Objectives: Students
will:
predict what
will happen to the beans and seeds.
observe
the beans and seeds growing in plastic bags.
Infer what
happens to the beans and seeds under proper growing conditions.
NJ
State Science Standards:
This activity covers, to some extent, standards 5.2
- All students will develop problem-solving, decision-making, and
inquiry skills, reflected by formulating usable questions and
hypotheses, planning experiments, conducting systematic observations,
interpreting and analyzing data, drawing conclusions, and communicating
results.) and 5.6 - All
students will gain an understanding of the structure, characteristics,
and basic needs of organisms.
Materials:
3 of each seed or bean (lima, sunflower, corn, pea, kidney bean, and
lentil)
Construction paper to make paper seed types
Wet paper towels
Sandwich
bags
Tape
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Procedure:
Introduction:
I will tell the class that we are going to learn about beans and seeds.
I will show them the pictures of each of the beans and seeds that I made
on construction paper, as well as the real beans and seeds.
I will tell the class that these beans and seeds are edible and they
each grow into their own special plant or flower. The book by Eric
Carle, The Tiny Seed can be read to the children on a prior day. |
Exploration:
I will then dampen the paper towels and
allow the children to put the seeds and beans into their labeled
sandwich bags.
Then I will tape them to the
window and tell the children that in a few days they will see roots
starting to sprout from the beans and seeds.
Student Product: Students will have their plastic bags with beans growing to observe
and discuss each day.
Application: Students will come to understand how
plants grow from seeds as well as observe the roots, stems and leaves as
they grow.
Students will realize that
some things they eat come from plants and flowers and can be planted as
well as eaten.
Assessment: I will ask the students what they
learned about seeds and beans. I
will also ask if they can think of any other seeds they’ve seen.
Reflection:
It is very hard to teach four year olds when all
they usually want to do is play. They
have a short attention span, which I was aware of, but when they really
do not want to learn, they will not.
I think I should have approached this lesson a little differently
than I did, which I will keep in mind if I ever teach this again.
Instead of showing the children all of the pictures of the beans
and seeds first, I would show one picture at a time and then show them
the seed or bean to be “planted”
to keep it simpler. It was pretty funny when I showed them the
construction paper cut out of lentils (brown circles) and asked them
what they were and someone said “pepperoni”.
It took quit awhile for me to explain that they were lentil seeds
and people eat them. I got
a lot of comments about who likes pepperoni and who does not.
The sandwich bags of seeds were taped to the windows with
magnifying glasses, so the students can look at them each day. |
