Telluride Elementary / Intermediate Science Curriculum Map

Grade Level: K Plants

Timeline / Unit Month	Essential Question & Vocabulary	Science Standards	Essential Projects/ Activities	Resources	Assessment
April/ Plants (3 weeks)	What do plants need to grow and survive? Vocabulary: seeds fruit root stem leaves flower sprout experiment measure height	1A • make and describe careful observations and perform simple experiments 1B • use tools and technology to gather information and extend the sense 3B • understand how organisms interact with each other and with nonliving parts of their habitat to meet their basic needs 3C • understand similarities and differences in growth and development of several organisms 3D • recognize that offspring have characteristics that are similar to but not exactly like their parents 3F • each plant or animal has different structures that serve different functions in growth, survival, and reproduction 3G • explain the interaction and interdependence between and among nonliving and living components of ecosystems 3H • recognize that green plants need energy from sunlight and various raw materials to live, and animals consume plants and other organisms to live 3K • understand life cycles of a variety of organisms 5A • identify basic observable patterns and changes in the world and anticipate future events based on those patterns	The Parts of a Seed: • Scholastic Activity: Inside a Seed – dissecting a seed • Read From Seed to Plant • Make “A Sprouting Bean” student book from Enchanted Learning Planting Seeds: 1) Students plant individual seeds in soil or in paper towel/baggy 2) Class plants 3 seeds: a) water & light, b) water only, c) light only How do Seeds Grow?: • Read Sunflower House • Sequence pictures from a seed to a sunflower Parts of a Plant/Flower: Complete Lakeshore Plants activity How Do Seeds Travel?: • Read and discuss The Tiny Seed or A Fruit is a Suitcase for Seeds (better)	Scholastic.com EnchantedLearning.com Trade books Teacher made materials Trade book, sequencing activity from Mailbox Lakeshore Kit, Parts of a Plant wkst. from Mailbox Trade books, journal	Label seed parts on teacher made diagram “Inside a Seed” Journal: “What do seeds need?” Correct sequencing of pictures Parts of a Plant wkst. Journal: If you were a seed, how would you travel?