Content:

• Learn that most plants come from seeds.
• Observe various types of seeds and collect data.
• Understand that fruits have seeds and vegetables do not.
• Recognize that all seeds go through a life cycle to become an adult plant.
• Conduct an experiment to explore that plants need water and light to live and grow.

Skills:

• Fine motor skills
• Observation
• Critical thinking
• Problem solving
• Communication
• Following directions

NGSS

Performance Expectations

• K-LS1-1

Disciplinary Core Ideas

• LS1.C
• LS2.A
• ESS3.A

Crosscutting Concepts

• Patterns
• Cause and Effect
• Scale, Proportion, and Quantity
• Systems and System Models
• Structure and Function
• Stability and Change

Science and Engineering Practices

• Asking Questions and Defining Problems
• Developing and Using Models
• Planning and Carrying Out Investigations
• Analyzing and Interpreting Data
• Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions
• Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information

CCSS – ELA

Reading: Informational Text

• RI.K.3

Reading: Foundational Skills

• RF.K.1

Writing

• W.K.8

Speaking and Listening

• SL.K.1
• SL.K.2
• SL.K.3
• SL.K.6

Language

• L.K.1
• L.K.2
• L.K.4
• L.K.6

CCSS – Math

Counting and Cardinality

• K.CC.B.4
• K.CC.B.5
• K.CC.B.6

Measurement and Data

• K.MD.B.3

Operations and Algebraic Thinking

• K.OA.A.1

Math Practices

• MP.1
• MP.4
• MP.6