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Without those things the seeds will not grow. |  |\n| Standards/Benchmarks:\u003Cbr>Benchmark SC. K.3.1\u003Cbr>Identify similarities and differences between plants and animals\u003Cbr>The student: Identifies ways that plants and animals are similar and different and records observations as a group. |  |\n| Understandings:\u003Cbr>Students will understand that  | Essential Questions:\u003Cbr>What questions highlight the big ideas? |\n\n\n| Plants begin life as seeds.\u003Cbr>Plants need water, air, and sunlight to be able to grow. | What do plants need to grow?\u003Cbr>What would happen if we do not provide the needs for the seeds? |\n| --- | --- |\n| Content Acquisition (Objectives):\u003Cbr>Student will know \u003Cbr>Plants begin as seeds.\u003Cbr>Plants grow seeds to reproduce.\u003Cbr>How to record data as a group and observations in their journals. | Skill Acquisition (Objectives):\u003Cbr>Student will be able to…\u003Cbr>Explain what a plant needs to grow.\u003Cbr>Plant their own seed and give what it needs to grow. (air, water, sunlight) Record observations of plant growth in their own journals. |\n| Stage 2-Assessment Evidence |  |\n| Performance Tasks:\u003Cbr>What tasks will students be able to do to demonstrate understanding?\u003Cbr>Students will plant their own marigold seeds and provide what is needed for the plant to grow.\u003Cbr>Student will make illustrated predictions on what their seed will grow to look like. | Other Evidence:\u003Cbr>What other things can students do to show what they know?\u003Cbr>Students will T-P-S their thoughts and ideas on what plants need and different types of plants.\u003Cbr>Predict what will happen if we do not water a seed. |\n| Self-Assessments:\u003Cbr>What ways can students check understandings to set future goals?\u003Cbr>Through class discussions, students will gain an understanding on the needs of plants and how they begin life. | Reflections:\u003Cbr>What did you identify during self-evaluation?\u003Cbr>In the previous lesson, students were able to realize that living things included plants and animals. 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T-P-S examples of plants.\u003Cbr>I will then ask students how these plants begin life. What do they all start as? I will allow time for any students that volunteer to answer. If majority of students want to share, I will pull a popsicle stick with a student’s name.\u003Cbr>Plants start their life as seeds.\u003Cbr>I will introduce the book, Seeds Grow by Colin W","cbCaipYFGW1ilZU7","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipYFGW1ilZU7","pdf",516426,"English","# Stage 1-Desired Results\n## Established Goals/Big Ideas\n## Understandings\n## Content Acquisition (Objectives) & Skill Acquisition (Objectives)\n# Stage 2-Assessment Evidence\n## Performance Tasks\n## Self-Assessments & Reflections\n# Stage 3 Learning Plan\n## Learning Activity & Materials","[{\"question\":\"What big ideas does the lesson emphasize about plants?\",\"answer\":\"Plants begin life as seeds. 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