Needs of a Plant

Teacher Candidate: Quentin Shaffer and Heather Cregar Date: 4/12/17

Group Size:

20_ Allotted Time

Subject or Topic: Plants

40 minutes

Grade Level 2nd

Common Core/PA Standard(s):

3.1.2.C2 Explain that living things can only survive if their needs are being met
Learning Targets/Objectives:
The students will explain that plants can only survive if their needs are being met by
completing an exit ticket on plant needs.
Assessment Approaches:
Evidence:
1. The needs of a plant exit ticket
1. Collection of the exit ticket
2. Guided notes on the needs of a plant
2. Collection of guided notes
3. Discussion questions asked throughout the 3 and 4. Checklist (see attached)
lesson
5. Collection of the hypothesis worksheet
4. Planting (students will plant 3 lima bean
seeds, one in rocks, one in soil, and one in a
plastic bag with a paper towel for observation
in weeks to follow)
5. Hypothesis worksheet (what does the plant
look like before it grows (now/beginning)
what will the plant look like as it is growing
(middle), and what will the plant look like
when it is finished growing (end). At least 1
sentence and a picture to go along with the
sentence)
Assessment Scale:
If the students score a 4 out of 4 on the needs of a plant exit ticket they are considered
proficient, if they score a 2 out of 4 they are considered basic, if they score a 0 or 1 out of 4
they are considered below basic.
Subject Matter/Content:
Prerequisites:
To explore items and make observations
To work with their table groups and partners for activities.
Key Vocabulary:
Hypothesis- an idea or explanation that is tested through study and experimentation
Photosynthesis-process to help create food for a plant
Content/Facts:

Knowing basic information of the plant life cycle process as an introduction to plants.

Introduction/Activating/Launch Strategies:
Yesterday we talked about parts of a seed and what their jobs were and
sang a song about plant needs, today we will be learning about what
plants need to survive just like in the song.
Have the students pull out their song and place a copy on the document
camera of What do Plants Need
Review of the song What do Plants Need by singing it through two
times
Development/Teaching Approaches
Guided notes will be handed out to all students
A PowerPoint on needs of a plant will be presented to the students as
they fill in their guided notes
o What do humans need to stay alive?

Reflective Response:
Report of Student Learning Target/Objectives Proficiency Levels

Remediation Plan (if applicable)

Personal Reflection Questions

Was everyone engaged in the lesson? How could I have had more student engagement
throughout the lesson?
Is the construction of my lesson effective? How could I make it more effective?
Did I effectively teach the lesson? How could I have taught it more effectively?

Additional reflection/thoughts

Students

Student 1
Student 2
Student 3
Student 4
Student 5
Student 6
Student 7
Student 8
Student 9
Student 10
Student 11
Student 12
Student 13
Student 14

Observational Checklist
Knows the 4 Needs
needs of
Extra
plants
Practic
e

Comments

Student 15
Student 16
Student 17
Student 18
Student 19
Student 20

Read and sing the poem What Do Plants Need? sung

to the tune of Frere Jacques. Use the poem to introduce
and review the four needs of a plant. Students can read
the poem independently in centers and highlight the
needs of a plant as they read.
Use the pocket chart sentence cards for shared or
independent reading. Complete the sentence Plants
need ______ using the picture or word cards.
A fill-in-the-black worksheet and drawing worksheet are
included to further review the needs of a plant.

What Do Plants Need?

Sung to the tune of Frere Jacques

What do plants need? What do plants need?

They need soil. They need soil.
Place a seed in soil, place a seed in soil,
Roots will grow. Roots will grow.
What do plants need? What do plants need?
They need water. They need water.
Sprinkle plants with water, sprinkle plants with
water, So they grow. So they grow.
What do plants need? What do plants need?
They need sun. They need sun.
When the sun is shining, when the sun is shining,
Plants can grow. Plants can grow.

What do plants need? What do plants need?

They need air. They need air.
When a plant has air, when a plant has air, It will
grow. It will grow.

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sun

air
water

soil

Name: _____________________

Needs of a Plant Guided Notes

What do humans need to stay alive?
_____________
_____________
_____________
Clothing
______________
Plants need:
________________
________________
________________
________________
Plants need water:
For___________________, which is a process to help create food for the
plant
To keep the plant ____________
To help keep the plant ___________
To transfer ____________ and substances from the soil to the plant and
throughout the plant to help it grow
Provide ______________ to keep plants healthy
______________gives plants _____________, which helps plants grow by
turning the minerals and water into food for the plant

 Plants need ________ __________ from the air to breathe

Plants use carbon dioxide to help make __________
Plants give us _____________ that we breathe
Plants need _________:

To supply ___________ to the plant

To hold __________ that plants will need for growth, transport, and
photosynthesis

Name: ANSWER KEY

Needs of a Plant Guided Notes

What do humans need to stay alive?
Food
Water
Shelter
Clothing
Oxygen/air
Plants need:
Water
Sunlight
Air
Soil
Plants need water:
For photosynthesis, which is a process to help create food for the plant
To keep the plant cool
To help keep the plant upright
To transfer nutrients and substances from the soil to the plant and
throughout the plant to help it grow
Provide minerals to keep plants healthy
Sunlight gives plants energy, which helps plants grow by turning the minerals
and water into food for the plant

 Plants need carbon dioxide from the air to breathe

Plants use carbon dioxide to help make food
Plants give us oxygen that we breathe
Plants need soil:

To supply nutrients to the plant

To hold water that plants will need for growth, transport, and
photosynthesis