This lesson is an introduction to plant parts and what they need to grow.
Plant parts infographic
Plants have six parts. Roots, stems, leaves flowers, fruits and seeds. For more information on their functions, go to the attached web site.
The only prior knowledge required of the students is what a plant is. Examples can be brought into the classroom.
Students will be able to names the parts of the plant. Students will be able name the necessary elements for plants to grow.
This lesson is great for ELL's because of its hands on aspect. Gifted students should write a paragraph describing the parts of the plant and the needs of a plant.
The teacher will walk around the classroom and see if students were able to find all parts of the plant and put them together. If they could not find all of them, an appropriate explanation is sufficient as to why they couldn't.