Presenter: Stacy Driscoll

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Living A Plant’s Life!Living A Plant’s Life!

Introduction:Introduction:

It’s morning! You open your eyes and you’re It’s morning! You open your eyes and you’re startled by a very bright light! This bright light startled by a very bright light! This bright light is also very warm. But wait, you feel is also very warm. But wait, you feel something down near where your feet should something down near where your feet should be! It feels soft and moist, like soil. Then you be! It feels soft and moist, like soil. Then you notice something tickling you where your legs notice something tickling you where your legs should be…it’s grass. That’s right! You’re a should be…it’s grass. That’s right! You’re a plant. You’ll need to do some investigating plant. You’ll need to do some investigating about plants and find out what they need to about plants and find out what they need to survive if you have any hopes of becoming a survive if you have any hopes of becoming a kid again. Let’s not waste anytime!kid again. Let’s not waste anytime!

Task:Task:

First things first! You will need to identify all of First things first! You will need to identify all of your different parts and what it is exactly that your different parts and what it is exactly that they do for you. Then you will need to learn they do for you. Then you will need to learn about what kinds of things (resources) you will about what kinds of things (resources) you will need in order to live and grow. When you’ve need in order to live and grow. When you’ve learned all about yourself as a plant, you will learned all about yourself as a plant, you will then need to create a “plant guide” just in case then need to create a “plant guide” just in case any of your friends wake up as plants too, and any of your friends wake up as plants too, and not know what to do! not know what to do!

Process: Step 1Process: Step 1

Working in pairs, go to the following link and Working in pairs, go to the following link and complete Mystery #1. You will be asked to complete Mystery #1. You will be asked to identify the different parts of a plant and then identify the different parts of a plant and then match the parts with their job. Don’t worry, match the parts with their job. Don’t worry, Detective LePlant will be there to help you!Detective LePlant will be there to help you!

http://urbanext.illinois.edu/gpe/case1/clmla.htmlhttp://urbanext.illinois.edu/gpe/case1/clmla.html


Now that you know what you’re made up Now that you know what you’re made up of, it’s time to learn what kinds of things of, it’s time to learn what kinds of things you’re parts need in order to do their jobs you’re parts need in order to do their jobs so that you can live and grow! Click on so that you can live and grow! Click on the following link and watch the short the following link and watch the short video. You may watch it a 2video. You may watch it a 2ndnd time if you time if you would like.would like.http://ksnn.larc.nasa.gov/k2/videos/s_whatplants_H.hthttp://ksnn.larc.nasa.gov/k2/videos/s_whatplants_H.htmlml


Your thirds and final step is to create a “plant guide” for Your thirds and final step is to create a “plant guide” for someone to follow just in case the same thing happens someone to follow just in case the same thing happens to them. Using what you have learned since you have to them. Using what you have learned since you have been living life as a plant, create a poster that includes:been living life as a plant, create a poster that includes:

A drawing of a plantA drawing of a plant

All of the parts labeled on the drawing (stem, leaves, All of the parts labeled on the drawing (stem, leaves, roots, flower, fruit, seed)roots, flower, fruit, seed)

A brief paragraph describing what resources the plant A brief paragraph describing what resources the plant needs in order to survive and what the parts of the needs in order to survive and what the parts of the plant do to help it grow.plant do to help it grow.

Evaluation:Evaluation:

The successfulness of your journey will depend The successfulness of your journey will depend on the helpfulness of your poster.on the helpfulness of your poster.Does your poster clearly identify Does your poster clearly identify allall of the 6 of the 6 parts of the plant (stem, roots, leaves, flower, parts of the plant (stem, roots, leaves, flower, fruit, seed)?fruit, seed)?Does your paragraph include a description of Does your paragraph include a description of what each part does?what each part does?Does your paragraph include resources that Does your paragraph include resources that the plant needs in order to survive?the plant needs in order to survive?

Evaluation Rubric:Evaluation Rubric: //2626

CriteriaCriteria Points EarnedPoints Earned Possible PointsPossible Points

AllAll Parts Labeled Parts Labeled Correctly (1 pt. for each Correctly (1 pt. for each part identified; 1 pt. for part identified; 1 pt. for each part labeled each part labeled correctly)correctly)

1212

What do the parts do to What do the parts do to help the plant grow? help the plant grow?

(The more details given, (The more details given, the more points earned)the more points earned)

1010

What resources does the What resources does the plant need in order to plant need in order to survive?survive? 44

Conclusion:Conclusion:

POOF! Surprisingly, you’ve been turned back POOF! Surprisingly, you’ve been turned back into a kid! It must be because of all the hard into a kid! It must be because of all the hard work you just did! What a fun journey that was. work you just did! What a fun journey that was. Now you know so much more about plants… Now you know so much more about plants…all the different parts and what they do; and all all the different parts and what they do; and all the important things a plant needs in order to the important things a plant needs in order to grow. Try growing your own plant at home, grow. Try growing your own plant at home, such as a bean plant! You already know what such as a bean plant! You already know what it needs!it needs!

Teacher Page:Teacher Page:

This Plant Life WebQuest was designed for 4This Plant Life WebQuest was designed for 4thth grade elementary grade elementary students and aligns with the following NYS 4students and aligns with the following NYS 4thth grade Science grade Science Standards: Standards:

-The Living Environment -The Living Environment

-Key Idea MST4.LE1-Key Idea MST4.LE1



** For an extension activity, students can plant their own seeds and For an extension activity, students can plant their own seeds and enter data into a table on the computer as a means to monitor the enter data into a table on the computer as a means to monitor the changes and growth of their plants. They can also conduct changes and growth of their plants. They can also conduct experiments to determine what happens to a plant if one or more experiments to determine what happens to a plant if one or more resources are absent (i.e. no light and/or no water)resources are absent (i.e. no light and/or no water)

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Presenter: Stacy Driscoll