Introduction
This WebQuest is designed for 4th graders preparing to learn about plants life cycle for a science project. Students will work individually to plant and care for their project using their textbook, the given links, and later work on a one page summary to detail what they learned.
Introduction
Seeds are small things that can develop into a living plant. In order to for this development to occur, the seeds must be cared and tended to daily - like we as people do. Have you ever seen a seed progress into a plant? This is called seed germination. Your goal in this project is to plant a seed and identify and understand the different stages of a plants life cycle.
Task
Task
In this project, your job is to learn and identify the different stages of the plant life cycle by planting and tending to your own seed. You will be caring for your project until we see growth (about a month). By the end of this project, you will be able to discuss the different stages of plant life and properly identify what stage different plants stages are in.
Process
Process
Materials Required:
- Writing Journals
- Pencil or pen
- Plastic cups
- Soil
- Succulent seeds
- Water
- A spoon
- A tongue depressor
- A marker
- Your textbook
1. We will read the chapter over plant life cycles. The teacher will read aloud the material from the chapter as students take notes on the different stages of plant life.
2. We, as a class, will review the different stages. There is a link at the bottom of the page for further review on the plant life cycle and ways to care for your plant.
3. The teacher will pass out the required materials to plant the seeds.
4. Students will watch the teacher demonstrate how to plant the seed and go over daily tasks to care for the plant - then the students will plant the seed themselves
5. Each day the student will tend to the seed (watering it, making sure it's getting enough sun light, etc.) and taking notes about what new observable changes the students are seeing.
6. At the end of the month, the student will document the different stages of plant growth that they saw, as well as reviewing all the plant life stages that occur in a single place paper. Students will turn the paper in, with the plant for a grade.
https://sciencing.com/plant-life-cycle-kids-6382324.html
Evaluation
| CATEGORY | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Participation | Used time well in class and attentively cared for the growth of the plant while documenting process. | Used time pretty well. Stayed focused on caring for the growth of the plant for most of the time, and had gaps in documenting the process. | Performed the steps of growth of the plant but did not appear very interested. Focus was lost on several occasions and parts of the documentation are missing. | Participation was minimal OR student was hostile about caring for plant - lack of documentation on process. | |
| Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar | One or fewer errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar in the final paper that was submitted. | Two to four errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar in the paper that was submitted. | five errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar in the paper that was submitted. | More than five errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar in the paper that was submitted. | |
| Amount of Information | The plant life cycle was addressed and processes they took / stage of life the students plant was in was answered - written in a full page or more. | The plant life cycle was addressed and the processes they took / stage of life the students plant was in was answered - written in almost an entire page. | The plant life cycle was addressed, and the processes they took / stage of life the students plant was in was answered - writing in less than a page. | The plant life cycle and processes they took / stage of life the students plant was in was not addressed - and didn't meet page requirement. | |
| Materials | All materials (for planting the plant) and notetaking used in the project are clearly and accurately used and reported in final paper. | Almost all materials (for planting the plant) and the notetaking used in the projoect are clearly and accurately described in the final paper. | Most of the materials (for planting the plant) and the notetaking used in the experiment are accurately described in the final paper. | Many materials (for planting the plant) and notetaking are described inaccurately OR are not described at all for the final paper. |
Conclusion
Conclusion
Good job class! We are now able to identify the stages of the plant life cycle and the different stages it takes to grow!
Plants are very important for us! They create food, help with air, can help clean water - and can even help in the production of medicines! We know the how to care for each stage of the plant life and with this knowledge we can make strives to help care of our earth!
