Natalie Reyna

Pre-K Science Center

Pre-K Standards: VI.B.1 Learner observes, investigates, describes and discusses the

characteristics of organisms.; VI.B.2 Learner describes and sequences life cycles of organisms

Vocabulary: order, first, second, next, last

Assessment of the Standards: checklist of student behaviors (see below)

Learning Center

Materials:

-Plant cycle flash cards - Fake Flowers -Flashlight (sun)

-Brown gift filler paper(soil) - Rocks (seeds)

-Watering can -Cups (pots)

Set Up: I will set up the learning center at a table in the classroom. All materials will be laid out

on the table. Students will join me at the table as they rotate through centers.

Learning Event: As the students join me at the learning center, I will ask them if they know

how do plants grow? I will allow students to tell me, and then I will show them the plant cycle

flash cards. One flashcard as soil going into the pot, then seeds, then water, then sunlight, then a

sprout, and finally a plant. I will put the flashcards in the order that the students tell me in, and

we will discuss if the students agree that this is the correct order. I will allow the students to use

the flashcards, and put them in order. For the final activity, I will then ask students to show me

that they can plant a flower themselves by following the plant life cycle. I will allow them 3

minutes to do this. As the students work, I will observe them and record their actions on a check
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list. After the 3 minutes are over, I will ask students to tell me what they did first, second, third,

and last.

Anticipated Modifications: If a student cannot remember the plant cycle. I will allow them to

look at the flashcards as they are planting their own flower.

Five questions to ask:

1. Knowledge- How do plants grow?

2. Knowledge- What do plants need to survive?

3. Comprehension- Why did you water the plant?

4. Application- What do you think would happen if a plant didnt get water or sunlight?

5. Application-Why is the flower you planted an example of the plant cycle?

Student demonstrates the life

Student sequences the life cycle Student discusses the life cycle of
Student cycle of the plant using
of a plant with flashcards a plant
manipulatives

1 Unable/With Help/Independently Unable/With Help/Independently Unable/With Help/Independently

2 Unable/With Help/Independently Unable/With Help/Independently Unable/With Help/Independently

3 Unable/With Help/Independently Unable/With Help/Independently Unable/With Help/Independently

4 Unable/With Help/Independently Unable/With Help/Independently Unable/With Help/Independently

5 Unable/With Help/Independently Unable/With Help/Independently Unable/With Help/Independently