Plants

For a few weeks our students will be learning about Plants during science. 

We created a KWL chart and the students helped complete the 'Know' and 'Want' sections on our first day discussing the topic.

We had students share with us what they know and what they wanted to know. They helped us complete the list by writing down some words on the chart paper.

The students really impressed us with the questions they asked about plants. 

"Why do they need sunlight?"

"Why do they have so many leaves?" 

"Why do they have roots?" 

"Why do they need seeds?" 

The previous week we discussed the topic of questions. The students learned that we ask questions when we do not understand or do not know something... they are really improving on this strategy!!

We watched a video on Brainpop Jr. about the parts of a plant. Some of their questions they asked when we were working on our KWL chart were answered in this video so we would stop periodically to discuss. 

Here is our KWL chart so far with our safety rules. 

This is a topic that we will continue to discuss so this post will be edited periodically.