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What is a Plant?
Provided by: Garfield Park Observatory |Published on: June 14, 2025
Lesson Plans
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Synopsis
- In this lesson from the Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance, students share their prior knowledge of plants, sort plants into categories, and conduct research to answer questions they have about plants.
- The extension activity for this lesson focuses on the different parts of the plant and the roles they play.
Subjects: Science
Authors: Garfield Park Observatory
Region: Global
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- The lesson plan includes discussion prompts that will get students talking.
- This is an active and engaging student-centered lesson plan.
Prerequisites
- The lesson plan contains a resource to help students with their research, although it can be helpful to preview and provide additional resources for students.
- Supplies for the lesson include Post-it notes, butcher paper, writing utensils, and printed copies of the worksheet.
Differentiation & Implementation
- The lesson plan includes an extension activity.
- The "Intro to Plants Guidebook" contains vocabulary words and can be used to take a virtual field trip through the Conservatory.
- To connect this lesson to climate change, students can learn about how trees adapt to drought.
- Learning about plants can also connect to our Green Spaces Unit Plan as students learn the role of plants in keeping us and the Earth healthy.
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Resource Type and Format
All resources can be used for your educational purposes with proper attribution to the content provider.
