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Plants Lesson Module

The Plants module familiarizes students with the ways in which plants meet the four characteristics of living things. Students learn the parts and functions of plants and even invent their own plant in an illustrated online activity. They learn how plants meet their needs for food, water, air, and a place to live.

Core Concept

Plants are living things that have needs, reproduce, respond to their environment, and are made up of different parts.

Essential Vocabulary

Absorb, characteristic, flower, fruit, germinate, leaves, life cycle, nutrients, photosynthesis, produce, reproduce, respond, root, seed, seedling, stem

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This Elaborate session allows students to apply what they have learned to new situations. In this session students participate in a selection of activities that focus on science process skills and content understanding. To complete the session, students work independently or with peers to complete an offline activity that reinforces science process skills.

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Take a Note


This Elaborate session allows students to apply what they have learned to new situations. In this session students participate in a selection of activities that focus on science process skills and content understanding. To complete the session, students work independently or with peers to complete an offline activity that reinforces science process skills.

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Additional Information

Through hands-on activities, students explore how plants respond to their environment. Outside, students make a bookmark from plant parts they have found on a nature walk. Students broaden and solidify plant-related vocabulary and their knowledge of plants through games and interactive activities, helping them build a strong foundation for later learning about plants.

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