Seed of Seed of LifeLife

A Unit Plan for Science IV

Prepared by: Seno, Bunani & Bongbong

Educ 25 EDF

Unit SummaryStudents have a natural curiosity about plants as living organisms.

This unit will facilitate pupils’ interaction with the environment

by encouraging them to learn more about the in-depth concepts about plants.

During the unit, students will ask questions and devise ways

to find answers as they discover why seeds in plants

are important. In addition to working with

scientific process skills, students engage in writing

activities that would encourage descriptive and critical thinking as well as

creativity.

Essential Question:Can life sprout from a small object?

Unit Questions:How do plants reproduce?What are the perfect conditions for growing a

seed?

Content Questions:On what means does a plant propagate sexually

or asexually?How do you illustrate the different stages of a

plant’s life cycle?What are the parts of a seed and its function?What important factors affect seed germination?

Assessment Summary :)The Seed Book serves as a portfolio. It includes the documentation of activities as well as the students’ outputs – both individual and group. As the teacher, the Seed Book will be rated according to its completeness of entries, content, organization and creativity.

http://www.quia.com/rr/12502.html http://urbanext.illinois.edu/gpe/index.html http://www2.bgfl.org/bgfl2/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/

ks2/science/plants_pt2/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/9_10/

index_noflash.shtml http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/factors_plant_growth/eng/

Introduction/MainSessionPart1.htm http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/plant_repro/eng/

Introduction/activity2pop.htm http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/factors_plant_growth/eng/

Introduction/MainSessionPart2.htm http://www.catie.org.uk/PL_home_sweet_page.html

Let us begin the FUN journey!