Dimensionsand Gifted Strotegies Anal]''sisand S-""nthcsis

o Obscrr'ation
Knowlcdge and Skills
. Evaluation

Instructionol AAoteriqls . i kniie

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. Fron See.llo Plarl book, bl Gail
Gibbons . \'arn
. I clear plastic fiedicine bottle per . dl-.\pirrto beans
student(or an) r'*pe of small clcar o lima beans
bottle v.ith a 1id) . f e n n . I l e n tl n e r k clto u r i t c t l c r n eo. n
. I apple sproutnecklaces
. 1 greenpepper . e)c dropper
. I tonnto . plastic spoons
. I orange

Pr€porotion
Soaka fe* lirna beansot pilto beansin uater o\emiglrt to sot'tentheir hard coatin!
-]€ Cut aparttle tiuit and regetableshapesfrorn Attachnrent-+
)€ CLrtyarn into 1,1-inchlengths.

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SeedscontaiDa tiny plart and lbod to
help them gror"_.When condiliorrsare
right, the seedtakcs in \aater ard begins
to gro$,.The filst sign ofan embryo
plant is the !oot. I'hen the plart shoot
emelges.

Therearemanvtlpes olplants.The
basicpartsof a flo*eri[g pllnt arc the
roots.stem.leaves.and bud.

A, Ha\c studentsform four tearns.Cile one lrui1 or legetablc shapeiion Aftaclunellt 1

to eachteam.Gi\ e eachteam a liuit or vegctableto matchthe shapc.,'\sk studentsto
predictho\\'manr seedsrvill be in rhcir fruit of lesetable and \\'rite the predictjonon the
,hup" p"p",. Cut eachfruit or \eqetablein haliand erpleinlhat \rhen a u'holeis cul in
tno e.1ualpans.eachpal1is calleda hall.,'\sl 5ludelrts to talc alllhe seedsontotheir

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