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    ELL Lesson Final

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    The document provides details for a 2nd-3rd grade science lesson plan on plant seed cycles. Students will plant pumpkin seeds, make predictions about how the seeds will grow, and observe and record their seeds' growth over time. They will use their observations to refine an initial diagram of the pumpkin seed life cycle created as a class. The goal is for students to understand how a pumpkin plant changes through its life cycle by tracking their own seeds' growth.

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    The document provides details for a 2nd-3rd grade science lesson plan on plant seed cycles. Students will plant pumpkin seeds, make predictions about how the seeds will grow, and observe and record their seeds' growth over time. They will use their observations to refine an initial diagram of the pumpkin seed life cycle created as a class. The goal is for students to understand how a pumpkin plant changes through its life cycle by tracking their own seeds' growth.

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    The document provides details for a 2nd-3rd grade science lesson plan on plant seed cycles. Students will plant pumpkin seeds, make predictions about how the seeds will grow, and observe and record their seeds' growth over time. They will use their observations to refine an initial diagram of the pumpkin seed life cycle created as a class. The goal is for students to understand how a pumpkin plant changes through its life cycle by tracking their own seeds' growth.

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    ELL Lesson Final

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    Lindsay Ptasienski
    The document provides details for a 2nd-3rd grade science lesson plan on plant seed cycles. Students will plant pumpkin seeds, make predictions about how the seeds will grow, and observe and record their seeds' growth over time. They will use their observations to refine an initial diagram of the pumpkin seed life cycle created as a class. The goal is for students to understand how a pumpkin plant changes through its life cycle by tracking their own seeds' growth.

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    Plant Seed Cycles

    ELL Lesson

    Name: Lindsay Ptasienski

    Grade Level/Subject: 2nd-3rd Grade Science

    Prerequisite Knowledge:

    In order to complete this activity, the students will need to follow step-by-step instructions.

    Approximate Time: 42 minutes

    Student Objectives/Student Outcomes:

    - Students will be able to plant their seeds.


    - Students will be able to understand what a model is and why it changes.
    - Students will be able to understand why they have a model as they watch their own personal seeds grow.

    Content Standards:

    Science
    11.A.1a Describe an observed event.
    11.A.1c Collect data for investigations using measuring instruments and technologies.
    11.A.1d Record and store data using available technologies.

    Materials/Resources/Technology:

    Smart Board
    Piece of Paper
    Writing Utensil
    Clear plastic cups
    Soil
    Pumpkin Seeds
    Water

    Implementation:

    Students will use paper to record the in-class predictions of the pumpkin seed life cycles from the Smart Board. When the
    classroom cycle diagram is created and recorded, the students will each get a clear plastic cup. They will come up to a
    front table to get a soil for their cups. As a class, we will place our seeds into the cups (close to the edge so they can see
    as the seed changes), and moisten the soil with a little bit of water. The students will now be able to track their seeds’
    growth.
    Opening of lesson: (Objectives, hook, behavior expectations)

    At the beginning of the class, I will ask the students for their eyes facing front, and their
    mouths closed. I will then state that in order for us to complete this activity in a fun way,
    then I expect respectful participation from the entire class, which means raised hands and
    a participation in the classroom discussion.

    After the establishment of expectations, I will pass back all of the student’s seed cycle
    models. I then ask them to look over their models. “How do you think you can find out
    if your model is correct boys and girls?” I will ask. The students will eventually answer
    that they can find out through trying it out for themselves. Write the definition of a
    model on the board to be sure that the ELL students are tracking. “A model is a
    illustration or demonstration or representation of something else. In this case, it is how
    you think a seed cycle works.” Explain that models can change when they observe the
    model in real life, and that their models may change as they watch their own seeds grow.

    Procedures: Include critical thinking questions and accommodations for individual


    needs

    After understand what a model is, and how they track it and refine it, they will get to
    plant pumpkin seeds of their own (purchase pumpkin seeds to plant because of the
    increased germination rate). The students will each get a clear plastic cup and will come
    up as tables (4-5 students at a time) to fill their cups with moistened soil, seeds, and a
    permanent marker to label the cups. I will demonstrate as I explain in simple terms how
    to do this for the kids first. Be sure to place the seed toward the outer edge of the cup so
    they can see the changes in the seed as it begins to grow. When all of the kids have their
    cups prepared, the teacher will have a poster on the wall with little construction paper
    rulers taped to it with each child’s name above them. The students will then place their
    cups under the ruler with their name on it so they can watch how much the seed will
    grow.

    Pass out a chart for seed growth and encourage the students to record the growth on the
    chart as well as recording their observations of the change of their seed each day. Tell
    them to be sure to measure how many centimeters it grows, and to draw how the seed
    looks each day as well so they can track how long it takes the seed to get to each of the
    stages established in class.

    Summary/Closing:

    In summary, remind the students of the key question, and what they are looking for as
    they track the growth of their seed: How does a pumpkin plant change as it goes through
    its life cycle? Allow some time for predictions of what the students will think the seed
    will look like at the end of the day, week, month?

    As the students make observations, work as a class to alter—add to or take away from—
    the diagram we created originally as a class. Encourage them as well in that their
    diagrams may look different from that of their neighbor’s and that’s alright.

    Student Assessment:

    Students will be assessed by in-class participation and they will turn in their diagrams for
    assurance of completion.

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