Life Cycle of a Plant

Life Cycle of a Plant

for 3rd Grade

To Educators:

Geared towards 3rd grade

As students begin to advance in their science based learning it is important to understand how the plant cycle works along with what affects the growth of plants. In this lesson, students will revisit some past knowledge of plants and learn some new ones. New terms will be introduced along with more in depth models and worksheets. By learning how plants grow and what affects them hands on will benefit their knowledge of this topic more effectively.

Includes: Review options, Discussion questions, worksheets, group activities.

Learning objectives:

After this lesson students should be able to:

• Identify the fundamental parts of a plant
• Develop the ability to categorize the parts of a plant and what they do
• Grow a bean into seedling
• Use different forms of measurement to determine plant growth over time
• Make a data chart, recording this data they have seen throughout the growth process
• Know why plants grow differently in different environments
  • Excess daytime shade/ Prescribed amount of daytime shade/ no daytime shade/ Sun/ excess water/ prescribed water amount/ and little to no water

How does a seed become a plant?

Parts of a plant and their purpose

Plants need sunlight to grow

How to create a line graph

How to Calculate Growth Rate

Worksheet

file:///Users/michaelmurphy/Downloads/PartsofaPlantCutandPasteWorksheetActivityPrintable-2.pdf

Discussion questions 

1. What does a plant need to grow?
2. Does a plant grow in
   1. Sun
   2. shade
   3. total darkness
3. Where does a plant start it growth from?
4. What is needed for a plant to grow?
5. What does a fruit plant produce when in full growth?
6. How do you start a line graph?
7. What is needed to create a line graph?
8. How do you start to record data?
9. How do you measure a plants growth?
10. How much do you think it will grow in the next week?