Katie Mosquera

Content Knowledge

Subject Science

Grade Level Kindergarten

Learning Objective K.7 The student will investigate and understand basic
needs and life processes of plants and animals. Key
concepts include:
b) plants need nutrients, water, air, light, and a place to
grow to survive;
c) plants and animals change as they grow, have varied
life cycles, and eventually die;
Pedagogy Planning

Complete this sentence by naming the technology tool and the creation activity:

In this activity, my students are going to use Storybird to create a book about
how trees grow.

Activity The class has been studying trees and seeds for two
weeks. The students will be asked to demonstrate
their knowledge of 1) plant needs, and 2) how
Pedagogy

trees/seeds grow. To introduce the assignment, the

teacher will repeat the growth process of seeds/trees,
and what a seed needs to grow. The teacher will show
a completed example from the Storybird website on
the projector/smartboard. The teacher will also show
an in-progress example to demonstrate how to add
artwork,
web 2.0text, and how
beingto save your work. To
Technology

Web 2.0 Technology The technology used is the website Storybird.

Link to the example product you
made pretending to be a student
Mobile App Option
Storybird is available through the website storybird.com on
computer or laptop. It is also available through the Apple App
Store, and Google Play, for mobile download.
https://storybird.com/picture-book/how-to-grow-a-
tree-0/uqphbo
Storybird is available for free mobile download on Google Play, as
well as the Apple App Store.