Curriculum Science and Technology, Maths Class Crocodiles Teachers signature

Topic STEM Activity- Planting the herb garden. Date - 16. 10. 17 Time

Learning Intention: Outcome(s) Content:

WALT: To understand how plants germinate from seed. T1-4WS investigates questions ST1-10LW describes external features,
To nurture a plant from seed to maturity. and predictions by collecting changes in and growth of living things
and recording data, sharing ST1-11LW describes ways that different
To monitor the daily growth of a plant. and reflecting on their places in the environment provide for the
experiences and comparing needs of living things
Metalanguage: Planting, sowing, germination, plant media, life cycle, seeds, what they and others know ST1-14BE describes a range of places and
watering, shade, direct sunlight, mould, rot, over watered. ST1-5WT uses a structured spaces in the local environment and how
Success criteria:
design process, everyday tools, their purposes influence their design
To see the students are successful after this lesson, they will have materials, equipment and ST1-15I describes a range of familiar
demonstrated they know how to sow seeds, write in a daily journal techniques to produce information sources and technologies and
and understand how to care for the plant. solutions how their purposes influence their design
MA1-9MG measures, records, compares and
estimates lengths and distances using
For the students to be successful after two weeks, the plant has fully uniform informal units, metres and
germinated and grown past its cotyledons. centimetres
MA1-17SP gathers and organises data,
displays data in lists, tables and picture
graphs, and interprets the results
Time Teaching strategies Learning strategies Grouping Space Resources
Intro Day 1 Groups of four at A table of four Jiffy X 30
2 Min Explain to the students The students will be sitting at a time. Seedling tray
what plant they are about a table and shown what a Done individually. Spray bottle of water
to grow. (Fenugreek) Jiffy is and what they are Packet of Fenugreek Seeds
Explain that they are to used for. Labels (30 pack)
carefully watch the plant
grow over the next two The students are to watch
weeks. (Fenugreek will how the seed is planted.
take 3- 4 days to
germinate)
Show the students how
adding warm water
(Approx. 45c) to the Jiffy
makes it expand.
NOTE- Water is warm to
touch and might not be
 suitable for some students
to use. Teacher to pour the
warm water
Demonstrate how to plant
(sow) a seed into a Jiffy
(Peat based seedling pod)

Body Have the students The students are to sow the Groups of four at A table of four 1 Jiffy each
Min
Break
carefully take a few seeds seeds into the Jiffy and used a time. 3-5 seeds each
down and place them inside the the spray bottle of water to Done individually. 1 label each
small hole of the Jiffy. water the Jiffy. Pencil (or garden marker)
Then they are to spray the Note- They arent to over Super Glue (for the labels)
Jiffy with the spray bottle. water. Explain the risk of too
Give the students a label much water on a seed.
for them to write their They are to write their name
name on in pencil. and the date on a label in
Teacher to use super glue pencil.
to stick the label where
they want to place their
Jiffy.
Once all the students have
sowed their seeds, cover
the tray with the plastic
cover then place cloth over
to keep dark for
germination.
Conclusion The students are to take a The students are to write in Groups of four at A table of four Daily Journal page.
Min
Break
journal page and write on their journal page how many a time. A dark place inside
down the first line the date and seeds they planted, the date Done individually. the room for them
that they planted the seed. and how many pumps of the to germinate.
spray bottle they used.
Differentiation: Summative Evaluation
This activity ran well and the students were engaged and involved.
For the emergent students, they will be helped with the seed sowing, They understood the WALT and WILF of the experiment and
and not told the technical words associated with seed germination. understood what was required of them. I got to use humour to
demonstrate behaviour management, which worked effectively in the
Teaching notes small group activity.
Can get messy so be careful. The students may also lose their journals so remind
Reflection
them to keep it in a safe place.