Parts of a Plant

## Created By

Cory A. Friess

4/22/10

## Standards

SC.2.L.17.2: Recognize and explain that living things are found all over Earth, but each is only able to live in habitats that meet its basic needs

VA.2.C.2.1: Use appropriate decision-making skills to meet intended artistic objectives

VA.2.F.1.1: Use imagination to create unique artwork incorporating personal ideas and selected media

## Lesson Objective

By the end of this lesson, the students will use given materials to create a flower that incorporates its four key parts

## Essential Question

Why are the four parts of a plant important for its survival and the survival of other organisms?

## Materials

1 pack of white computer paper, 1 pack of green pipe cleaners (each pipe cleaner should be cut in half), 1 rose or flower top for each student, 1 parts of a plant template, 1 document camera, 2 leaves for each student, 4 rolls of tape, class set of crayons/markers/colored pencils, class set of glue sticks

## Procedures

1. The teacher will review the five characteristics of living things
2. The teacher will have the students list types of living things and explain that a plant is a living thing
3. The teacher will place the Parts of a {;amt template on the document camera and have the students identify and explain the importance of the four parts of a plant: flower, leaf, stem and roots
4. The teacher will show the students the example of a plant they will create
5. The teacher will have student volunteers pass out one piece of white computer paper, pipe cleaner, rose top, box of crayons and markers, glue stick, and roll of tape to the students
6. The teacher will have the students place their green pipe cleaner on the center of the paper. The students will tape the pipe cleaner in place
7. The students will use a brown marker to create at least five roots from the bottom of the pipe cleaner
8. The students will use markers or colored pencils to color their rose either one or multiple colors. Once the students finish coloring, have them cut out the rose
9. The students will glue their rose to the top of the pipe cleaner stem
10. While the students are coloring, send two students at a time outside to pick two small leaves
11. Have the students tape one leaf to each side of the pipe cleaner stem
12. The students will label the parts of the flower which includes: flower, stem, leaf, roots
13. Once all of the parts are on the flower, have the students create a background for the flower that includes the sky and grass
14. Review the four pats of the plants and their functions

 Assessment Strategies

Throughout the lesson, the teacher will ask the students what each object they are using to create their plant represents. The teacher will also check their understanding of this lesson by watching them independently label the parts of the plant they created.

 Evaluation of Lesson (Reflection)

After having taught this lesson to my students, it is my personal belief that they were able to learn the content in a highly effective manner. Because the students were involved in the creation of a plant through the utilization of art, they were motivated to learn the parts of the plant and their functions. Following the completion of this lesson, I was able to conclude that the students were able to recall the parts and function of those parts of the plant. Due to this fact, it is my belief that they will be able to correctly answer questions pertaining to these concepts on a science test in the future with ease.