Plant Research1st Grade

Monica Roveri, Tammi Carter,

Pam Osborne, Abbey Clinton, Libby McMahan

Day 1

Introduction

• In the classroom:

• Teacher reads a book about plants

• Teacher points out nonfiction text features while reading

• If time, teacher completes KWL chart

First Grade Science Standards

• 1-2.1 Recall the basic needs of plants (including air, water, nutrients, space, and light) for energy and growth.

• 1-2.2 Illustrate the major structures of plants (including stems, root, leaves, flowers, fruits, and seeds).

• 1-2.3Classify plants according to their characteristics (including what specific type of environment they live in, whether they have edible parts, and what particular kinds of physical traits they have).

• 1-2.4 Summarize the life cycle of plants (including germination, growth, and the production of flowers and seeds).

• 1-2.5 Explain how distinct environments throughout the world support the life of different types of plants.

1-2 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the special characteristics and needs of plants that allow them to survive in their own distinct environments.

First Grade ELA & ISTE Standards

Day 2

Plant Parts

ABC Note Taking

In the Learning Commons:

1. Librarian shows that “Note

taking is as easy as A-B-C”

Day 2

Plant Parts

ABC Note Taking

In the Learning Commons:

2. Librarian shows Brain Pop Jr. video

Parts of a Plant

3. Librarian stops video after each

question on the Brain Pop Jr. video

4. Students and librarian find facts

that answer that question

Day 2

Plant Parts

ABC Note Taking

In the Learning Commons:

5. Students write facts in research

post-it notebook using ABC

note taking

Success Story

After teaching ABC note taking, a

student decided (on her own) to

practice at home with her book

about sea turtles. How excited we

were to see her notes!

Day 3

Plant Life Cycle

In the Learning Commons:

• Librarian reviews note taking and what they discovered about plant parts

• Librarian adds D to ABC note taking -(Diagrams and Drawings)

• Librarian uses same strategy as yesterday, but uses a www.readinga-z.com e-book A Seed Grows

Day 3

Plant Life Cycle

In the Learning Commons:

• As a class, students continue taking notes

in their post-it research notebook

Day 4

Less Guidance

In the Learning Commons:

• Librarian reviews what has already been

learned and ABC note taking

• Students are divided into two groups:

• E-book group

• Print book group

Day 4

Less Guidance

In the Learning Commons:

• Students use librarian-selected nonfiction

books and the www.readinga-z.com e-

book What Comes from Plants to continue

taking notes

Day 4

Less Guidance

In the Learning Commons:

• Notes will focus on:

• How do humans use plants?

• What are some plants we eat?

• What does a plant need to survive?

• What are some different types of plants?

Day 5

On Your Own

In the Learning Commons:

• Day 4 activities are duplicated but groups

are switched

• Students are divided into two groups:

• E-book group

• Print book group

Day 6

Organizing Notes

In the Classroom:

• Students organize notes into these six categories:

• Different types of plants

• Parts of plants

• Life cycle of a plant

• Plant needs

• Edible plants

• Plant uses

Day 7-10

Completing Projects

In the Classroom or Learning Commons:

• Students create projects matching their topics:

• Different types of plants – Venn Diagram app

• Parts of plants – diagram using iBooks Author

• Life cycle of a plant – video using sonic pics or explain everything

• Plant needs – video using morfo

• Edible plants – table using numbers or table in pages

• Plant uses – pic collage and voice record pro

Day 7-10Plant uses – Pic Collage and Voice Record Pro

• Students will use Pic Collage to find pictures of ways plants are used

• Open a template which matches the number of pictures

• Put pictures in

• Label if time

• Save pic collage to Dropbox (1 Plants)

• Extra – Record voices telling the different ways plants are used

Day 7-10

Edible plants - Table in Pages

• Using the template in Pages, add foods that come from the different parts of plants

• Find pictures of each plant using a Google Image search

• COPY the picture found on Google

• PASTE the picture into the table

• Safe as PDF in Dropbox (1 Plants)

Day 7-10

Plant needs – Video using Morfo

• First write a script of what plants need to survive

• Find a picture of a plant using Google Image search

• Save the picture to the iPad

• Open Morfo, insert plant picture in Morfo, bring picture to life

• Record from your script telling what plants need to survive

• Safe video, insert in DropBox (1 Plants)

Day 7-10Life cycle of a plant – Video using Explain Everything

• Open Explain Everything

• Choose the 2nd icon(document with plus sign – New

Project from Images)

• Insert pictures of plant life cycle in order

• Record voice on each page explaining the steps

• Export movie to camera roll

• Save in DropBox (1 Plants)

Day 7-10Parts of plants – Diagram using iBooks Author on MacBooks

• Label each part of the plant by double clicking on number

• Add a sentence about what each plant part does

• File - Save

Day 7-10Different types of plants –

Venn Diagram App

• Open Venn Diagram App

• Sign in

• Create 3 circles and unlink them

• Label them: at the beach, in the desert, at home or

school

• Find plants that fit in those three habitats and type them

in the correct circles

Day 7-10

Completing Projects

In the Learning Commons:

• Teacher and librarian put student

projects together in an e-book using

iBooks author