PLANT AND ANIMAL CLASSIFICATION

DAY 8 – 4TH GRADE – SCIENCE

PART II

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

4.L.5A.1 - Develop models that classify plants and animals

4.L.5A2 - Compare the stages of development of seed plants

LESSON TOPICS

How can you classify PLANTS?

What are some plant life cycles?

How can you classify animals?

What are some animal life cycles?

WHAT ARE SOME PLANT LIFE CYCLES

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

• COMPARE AND CONTRAST HOW THE LIFE CYCLE OF

THE PECAN TREE, LIMA BEAN PLANT, AND THE POND

PINE ALIKE AND HOW THEY ARE DIFFERENT?

• WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF FLOWERING

AND NON-FLOWERING PLANTS?

• HOW DO WE CLASSIFY ORGANISMS?

I-CAN STATEMENTS

• I CAN EXPLORE, ILLUSTRATE, AND COMPARE

THE LIFE CYCLES OF SOME PLANTS

• I CAN CLASSIFY PLANTS AS EITHER

FLOWERING OR NON-FLOWERING.

• I CAN DISTINGUISH BETWEEN ANIMALS

THAT ARE VERTEBRATES OR INVERTEBRATES.

EXPLORATION READING TIME: VOCABULARY

Life Cycle Germinate Flowering Nonflowering

Seeds Cones Pollination

ANIMAL AND PLANT LIFE CYCLE HTTPS://WWW.GENERATIONGENIUS.COM/VIDEOLESSONS/ANIMAL-AND-PLANT-LIFE-CYCLES-

VIDEO-FOR-KIDS/

ENGAGE ACTIVITY: HOW MANY WAYS CAN YOU CLASSIFY PLANTS?

• MATERIALS:

• LIMA BEANS

• CUP OF WARM WATER

• MASKING TAPE

• PEN

• 2 PLASTIC BAGS

• 2 WET PAPER TOWELS

• ANOTHER PLANT SEE (RADISH SEED ARE USED HERE)

• CAMERA

• RULER

ENGAGE ACTIVITY: HOW MANY WAYS CAN YOU CLASSIFY PLANTS?

1. SOAK THE LIMA BEANS IN WARM WATER FOR 1 HOUR

2. DRY THE LIMA BEANS

3. USE TAPE AND A PEN TO LABEL ONE PLASTIC BAG "LIMA BEANS" AND THE OTHER RADISH (OR WHATEVER

SEED YOU'RE USING)

1. PLACE THE DAMP PAPER TOWELS WITH THE LIMA BEAN AND RADISH SEEDS INTO EACH BAG

2. PLACE BOTH BAGS ON A SUNNY WINDOWSILL OR IN A LIGHTED TERRARIUM

4. COLLECT DATA

1. OBSERVE THE SEEDS EVERY OTHER DAY FOR A WEEK

2. USE THE CAMERA TO COLLECT, RECORD, AND ANALYZE INFORMATION

3. USE A RULER TO MEASURE THE HEIGHT OF THE SEEDLINGS

4. USE THE TABLE TO KEEP A WRITTEN RECORD (SAMPLE TABLE NEXT SLIDE)

5. EXPLAIN YOUR RESULTS

1. COMPARE THE LIFE CYCLES OF THE TWO PLANTS AND SHARE THE INFORMATION WITH SOMEONE

SAMPLE OF DATA COLLECTION

Day Lima Beans Radishes (or whatever seed used)

3/16/2020 No activity: 0 inches No activity: 0 inches

EXPLORATION READING TIME: READING

Read

Read Pages 160-161: Plant Life Cycles

Read

Read Pages 162-163: Life Cycle of a Flowering plant

Read

Read Pages 164-165: Life Cycle of a Nonflowering Plant

EXIT TICKET

COMPARE AND CONTRAST

• HOW ARE THE LIFE CYCLES OF THE PECAN

TREE, THE LIMA BEAN PLANT, AND THE POND

PINE ALIKE? HOW ARE THEY DIFFERENT?

REFLECTION

• THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU LEARNED IN THIS

LESSON. HOW DO THE PLANTS YOU HAVE

READ ABOUT GROW AND CHANGE?

Use the code below to let me know if you need help (stop), have a question (wait), or understood the lesson (go) by circling the response:

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Additional Resources

• Flocabulary (you must log in first) https://www.flocabulary.com/unit/vertebrates/ https://www.flocabulary.com/unit/invertebrates/

• Study Jams • Animals http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/index.htm

• Plants http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/index.htm

• Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/47308217/flashcards

• SC State Department of Education: How Plants are Grouped This lesson can be used to teach

flowering and nonflowering plants. This resource can be found at:

• https://www.nps.gov/timu/learn/education/upload/how -plants -are -grouped - and -seasonal -changes -unit -plan.pdf