Intern Name: Jade Bates, Taylor Dalton, KENZIE GILLEN

Lesson Title (Subject/Topic):Science/Plant life

Grade:Kindergarten
Length of Lesson:
Date Taught: 3/15/22
LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE
In this lesson… This lesson will teach what plants need to survive. such as
sunlight,water and oxygen. It will teach how plants get nutrients through roots
that go up to the stems and petals. We will do that by dyeing the water different
Overview colors to see that the plant/flower sucks up the water and it will change the color
of the plant.

Standards of K.1 Scientific Investigation,Reasoning, and Logic.

Learning
How do the plants get their water? How will the plant change colors? what are
parts of a plant?
Essential Questions

Students will be able to…basic characteristics or properties of objects are

identified by direct observation;
Objectives

Learning Target to teach kids how plants get nutrients through their stems from dyed water.
Necessary Prior Plants provide food and oxygen for the entire biosphere. supporting the
existence of life on Earth.
Knowledge
Celery
Red dye,Blue dye, Yellow Dye
Materials 3 vases

Have you guys ever seen celery that isn't green? Well today you might find out
Introduction/Hook that with a few ingredients celery can turn a different color.

We will make a video of celery changing color and log/video the result of our
celery experiment. Then for our lesson we're going to show the video then give
everyone a cut and paste sheet that challenges their brain to differentiate what
Instructional goes with plant needs and what plants don't need.
Activities &
Strategies https://youtu.be/XoaR1RKju1I

Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRA—South Carolina © 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)
 Food Coloring
Flower vase
Key Vocabulary or stalks
Concepts dispersed
vessels

Assessments

Closure Activity Draw a picture of your plant a different color.

Hands on learning, Scenery colors, scenery images.

Accommodations

Resources https://www.pbs.org/parents/crafts-and-experiments/rainbow-celery-experiment

Reflection on a Lesson Plan Taught

Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow
Intern Name: Jade Bates, Taylor Dalton, Kenzie Gillen
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1. What steps did you go through to create this lesson? With whom did you talk, discuss, or edit your lesson?
I talked to my group and what we should do for a kindergarten interactive lesson and we decided on
science and plants.
Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRA—South Carolina © 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)
2. How did the SOLs and Objectives help focus your instruction?
It tells what lessons each grade has to learn and the objectives for each assessment

3. What parts of the instructional plan worked as you anticipated?

The worksheet that goes along with the assignment. The celery changed different colors.

4. What, if any, adjustments needed to be made once you began?

The video and how we were gonna film the celery.

5. How well did you anticipate the materials needed?

The materials needed were cups, celery, and food coloring.

6. How effective was the assessment you chose to use? (If no assessment was used, what will the future
assessment be and how will you gauge its effectiveness?)
The assessment was good and worked well with the lesson we were talking about.

7. To what degree do you feel that this lesson was a success? What evidence do you have for the success of
the lesson? (Hint: Student learning is the key to a lesson’s success!)

8. How did the time spent preparing for your lesson contribute to it’s success?

9. If you could do this lesson again with the same students, would you do anything differently? If so, what?

10. Any last comments/reflections about your lesson?

Adapted from the Teacher Cadet Curriculum, Property of CERRA—South Carolina © 2004, and/or the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow Curriculum
John M. Merritt, English Teacher at Kellam High School (Virginia Beach City Public Schools)