Lesson Plan Guide

Teacher Candidate: Rachel Scarlett Date: November 26, 2017

Grade and Topic: 3rd Grade Science Length of Lesson: 60 minutes for 4 days

Mentor Teacher: Peggy Murdock and Marla Phillips School: University of Memphis IDT 3600

UNIT/CHAPTER OBJECTIVE/GENERALIZATION/BIG IDEA:

This lesson plan is part of a unit plan on life cycles of complex organisms.

LESSON OBJECTIVE:
Given required materials, students will create a graphic organizer demonstrating their research on the
life cycle of a flowering plant with a score of 5 out of 5 on the rubric. (Blooms Taxonomy: Synthesis,
application, analysis)
Given required materials, students will complete a fill in the blank quiz on the life cycle of flowering
plants with a score of 25 out of 25 on the rubric. (Blooms Taxonomy: Knowledge, comprehension,
application)
The goal of this lesson is for students to explain the life cycle of flowering plants by applying what they
have researched. The student will be creating a graphic organizer by using a computer to access websites
needed for research, imagery, and the Web 2.0 tool, Creately, to complete the activity. Also, the student
will recall information during this lesson by completing a fill in the blank quiz.

STANDARDS ADDRESSED:
State/District, Common Core Standards
TN Science Standard 4 Heredity
GLE 0307.4.1 Identify the different life stages through which plants and animals pass.
ISTE Standard(s)
3. Research and Information fluency: Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use
information.
b. Locate, organize, analyze. Evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of
sources and media.

MATERIALS:

1. Blank Life Cycle of Flowering Plants Planning Sheet

2. Computer
3. Internet Access to:
a. Website about different flowering plants http://www.scienceforkidsclub.com/flowering-plants.html
b. 1st website about flowering plants life cycle http://garden.lovetoknow.com/garden-
basics/flowering-plants-life-cycle
c. 2nd website about flowering plants life cycle https://www.avasflowers.net/rhe-stages-of-the-
flower-life-cycle
d. 3rd website about flowering plants life cycle
https://www.natgeokids.com/za/discover/science/nature/the-life-cycle-of-flowering-plants/
 e. Video about flowering plants life cycle https://www.turtlediary.com/game/plant-life-cycle-
third-grade.html
f. Video about plant reproduction in flowering plant life cycle
http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Video.aspx?VideoID=56565&CategoryID=2305
g. Video about angiosperms
http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/plants/angiosperms.htm
h. Web 2.0 to create graphic organizer https://creately.com/
i. Plant database for images https://garden.org/plants/
4. Life Cycle of Flowering Plants Fill in the Blank Quiz
5. Paper
6. Pencil
7. Red Pen

Students will use the websites stated above for research, imagery, and creation required for the Life Cycle of
Flowering Plants Graphic Organizer lesson, and to complete the Life Cycle of Flowering Plants Fill in the
Blank Quiz. The Web 2.0 tool, Creately, will be used to type, format, and add an image to the Life Cycle of
Flowering Plant Graphic Organizer activity. Upon completing the activity, students will save and print their
work before turning in the activity.

BACKGROUND and RATIONALE:

Students will demonstrate a clear understanding of the life cycle of flowering plants by providing
visual representation with written phrases and correctly answering the questions on the quiz.
This is a continuation of an earlier standard.

PROCEDURES AND TIMELINE:

Introduction:
Begin by displaying an image of the life cycle of flowering plants diagram.
Using the same image, provide information about the life stages of flowering plants.
Next, inform and explain about the Life Cycle of Flowering Plants Graphic Organizer activity that they
will perform starting on Wednesday. Also, inform and explain about the quiz that the students will
complete from this lesson on Friday.

Procedures (4 days: 60 minutes each):

Prior to the Computer (Day 1: 5 minutes)

Teacher Procedures: Student Procedures:

1. After the introduction, distribute the 1. Using the planning sheet, students start by filling in the
Blank Life Cycle of Flowering Plants six blank boxes with the correct life cycle stage.
Planning Sheet, and explain to the students
what the sheet will be used for.

At the Computer (Day 1: 55 minutes)

Teacher Procedures: Student Procedures:
 1. Have students open an
Internet browser
2. Direct students to the
Science for Kids website.
3. Direct students to the
Garden flowering plant
life cycle website.
4. Direct students to the Avas
Flowers website.
5. Direct students to the
National Geographic Kids
website.
6. Monitor and assist as
needed
Prior to the Computer (Day 2: 5 minutes)
Teacher Procedures:
1. Explain to the students that today they
will be viewing three videos about the life
cycle of flowering plants, and then they will
continue researching for their graphic
organizer using all of the websites visited.
2. Explain to the students that the planning
sheets need to be completed today before
getting started on the graphic organizers
tomorrow.
2. Give back their planning sheets.
At the Computer (Day 2: 55 minutes)
Teacher Procedures:
1. Have students open an Internet
browser.
2. Direct students to the Turtle Diary
website.
3. Direct the students to watch the
Plant Life for Kids video, and
click the lesson button. (4:07
minute video)
4. Direct students the Watch Known
Learn website, and have them
watch the Plant reproduction in
Angiosperms video. (8:04 minute
video)
1. Open an Internet browser
2. Go to the Science for Kids website and read the
information.
3. Go to the Garden flowering plant life cycle
website.
4. Go to the Avas Flowers website and read the
information.
5. Go to the National Geographic Kids website.
6. Students keep researching while writing notes on
a blank piece of paper and organizing ideas on the
planning sheet until class time ends.
7. Students turn in their planning sheet.
Student Procedures:
1. Open an Internet browser.
2. Go to the Turtle Diary website, and click on the Plant Life
for Kids video.
3. Click on the lesson button at the beginning of the
video. Watch video.
Go to the Watch Know Learn website and watch the Plant
Reproduction in Angiosperms video.
4. Go to the Study Jams website and watch the
Angiosperms: Seed in a Fruit video.
5. Continue taking notes on the videos and information from
yesterdays websites until class time ends.
6. Students keep researching through the videos and
yesterdays websites while writing notes on a blank piece
 5. Direct students to the Study Jams
website and watch the
Angiosperms: Seed in Fruit video.
(2:39 minute video)
6. Direct students to visit all viewed
websites from this lesson to
continue researching and taking
notes for the graphic organizer.
7. Monitor and assist as needed
Prior to the Computer (Day 3: 5 minutes)
Teacher Procedures:
1. Explain to the students that today they
will be starting and completing their graphic
organizer activity on the life cycle of
flowering plants.
2. Give back their planning sheets.
At the Computer (Day 3: 55 minutes)
Teacher Procedures:
Student Procedures:
1. Have students open up an
Internet browser.
2. Direct students to the Creately
website.
3. Direct students to the Garden
plant database website.
4. Monitor and assist as needed.
of paper and organizing ideas on the planning sheet.
7. Students need to have their planning sheet completed.
8. Students turn in their planning sheet.
1. Open up an Internet browser.
2. Go to the Creately website, and login with your account
information.
3. Click New Document.
4. Click Block Diagram.
5. Click Blank Diagram.
6. Where it says, Type in a name type The Life Cycle of a
Flowering Plant Created By your first and last name.
7. Click Create Document.
8. Add the following title: The Life Cycle of a Flowering Plant
9. Add 6 shapes to represent the life cycle diagram. Add text inside
the shapes with the correct life stage of a flowering plant. Add
lines with arrows to connect.
10. Add two different shapes to each of the 6 shapes. Add lines to
connect.
11. Make sure that you have used two different fonts, sizes, and
shapes in this activity.
12. Save work.
13. Go to the Garden plant database website, and look up a
flowering plant image of your choice.
14. Right click image and Copy Image Address
15. Go back to the Creately website.
16. Click Import, and past image address.
17. Click Import.
 18. Position imagery in the center of the diagram.
19. Save work.
20. Click Print
21. Students turn in their printed graphic organizer to teacher.

Prior and During the Quiz

(Day 4: 40 minutes)

Teacher Procedures: Student Procedures:

1. Explain to the students that today they
have 35 minutes to complete the Life Cycle
of Flowering Plants Fill in the Blank Quiz.
2. Pass out the quiz to each of the students,
and have the students write their name.
3. Start the quiz.
4. Check quizzes to make sure they have
completed the work.
1. Student writes down the date and their name.
2. Student has 35 minutes to take the quiz.
3. When the students are done with their quiz, they quietly bring
it to the teacher to be checked.
4. Students return back to their desk with their quiz.

After the Quiz (Day 4: 20 minutes)

Teacher Procedures: Student Procedures:

1. Have students take out their red pen. 1. Use red pen to mark corrections.
2. Go through each question, asking
students to give the correct answer.
3. Have students use their red pen to make
corrections.
4. Review any areas during this time that
students may be experiencing difficulty
understanding.

Closure: At the end of class, the teacher collects the quizzes. Next, the teacher returns the graded graphic
organizers and planning sheets to the students. Students volunteer to share their graphic organizer.

ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE:

For Graphic Organizer:

Criteria 1 2 3 4 5

Graphic images There is no The chosen The chosen graphic The chosen The chosen
represent a graphic image to graphic does not clearly or graphic clearly graphics very
flowering plant. represent a represent a somewhat clearly a represents a clearly represents a
flowering plant. flowering plant. flowering plant. flowering plant. flowering plant.

The graphic The graphic The graphic The graphic The graphic The graphic
organizer organizer does not organizer does organizer shows organizer shows organizer shows all
includes 18 include 18 shapes not correctly some of the 18 all 18 shapes 18 shapes correctly
correctly placed and/or two include 18 shapes correctly correctly placed placed and two
shapes and two different type of shapes correctly placed and two but only one different type of
different type of shapes. placed and two different type of type of shape. shapes.
shapes. different type of shapes.
shapes.

There are 6 The graphic The graphic The graphic The graphic The graphic
shapes that organizer does not organizer does organizer shows organizer shows organizer shows all
display the life include any not correctly most of the 6 all of the 6 of the 6 shapes
cycle stages in shapes, arrows, or display the 6 shapes correctly shapes correctly correctly displaying
correct order and facts. shapes of the displaying the life displaying the the life cycle stages
connect to each life cycle stages cycle stages with life cycle stages and arrows
other by arrows. or arrows arrows connecting and correctly correctly
Also, there are 12 connecting the them. Plus, most of connected by connecting the
other shapes cycle together. the 12 shapes arrows. It also shapes. It also
providing facts Also, it does not include facts. includes 12 includes 12 shapes
on each life cycle correctly However, there are shapes that that include facts
stage. provide 12 other grammatical errors include facts. with a clear
shapes with and/or not enough However, there understanding of
facts on each information to have are some the material and no
life cycle stage. a clear grammatical grammatical errors.
understanding of errors.
the material.

The graphic The graphic The graphic The graphic The graphic The graphic
organizer organizer does not organizer does organizer includes organizer organizer correctly
includes 2 include 2 different not correctly too many fonts and includes most of includes only 2
different fonts fonts and sizes. include 2 sizes the text different fonts and
and sizes. different fonts including two sizes.
and sizes. different fonts
and sizes.

Graphic The graphic The graphic The graphic The graphic The graphic
organizer organizer does not organizer organizer includes a organizer organizer provides
includes a title include a title. includes part of title but it is includes a title a title located at the
located at the top the title. overlapping but it is not top center.
center. something. located at the
top center.

For Quiz:
MODIFICATIONS:

I am aware that modifications will be made for students who did not master the objectives and for those ready for
enrichment. However, modifications are not covered in this course and are not part of this particular lesson.
STUDENT SAMPLE: Blank Life Cycle of Flowering Plants Planning Sheet
STUDENT SAMPLE: The Life Cycle of Flowering Plants Graphic Organizer
STUDENT SAMPLE: Fill in the Blank Quiz on the Life Cycle of Flowering Plants

Name:________________
Date:_________________

Quiz Handout
The Life Cycle of Flowering Plants

Word Bank
watermelon germination seed stage radicle biennials
sunflower mature flower germination stage plumule ovary
stamen fertilized reproductive stage seed style
Brightly colored
filament pumpkin pollination stage pistil
petals
spreading seed
anther embryo strong smell stigma
stage
pollen self-pollinate growth stage nectar ovules
cross-
seed coat photosynthesis angiosperms stomachs
pollination
bees roots monocotyledon flowering plants Exploding pods
pollinated root hairs dicotyledons annuals reproductive
bud fruit primary leaves perennials cotyledons

Questions:
1. Examples of a flowering plant include a ____________, ____________, and _________.
2. _________ ________ are plants that produces flowers at some point during the plants life.
3. An _________ is inside every seed.
4. Another word for flowering plants is _____________.
5. During _____________, sprouting, the seeds begin to grow a tiny root, ___________, and a __________.
6. What attracts pollinators? _______ _________ ________, ________ _________, _______, and pollen.
7. During the growth stage, the plants first leaves are grown called ___________. Next, the plant grows
proper leaves called _________ _________.
8. ______________, how plants produce their food, happens during the growth stage.
9. Plants that have only one cotyledon are called ____________, and plants that have two cotyledons are
called _____________.
10. There are some type of seeds that need to go through __________ of animals in order to sprout.
11. A small ______, where a tiny flower begins, grows during the beginning of the reproductive stage.
12. The ovary ripens and becomes a ________, in fruit producing plants.
13. During the reproductive stage, the bud opens and shows a ___________ ____________.
14. The covering of the seed is called _______ _______, and it protects the embryo.
15. During the reproductive stage, flowering plants are being ____________ to produce seeds.
16. _________, one year or less life cycle, _________, two-year life cycle, ____________, grow many season, are the
different life cycle rates of flowering plants.
17. The female part of the flower is called the _________, and contains the _________, _________, __________, and
_________.
18. The life cycle of a flowering plant starts with a single __________.
19. The male part of the flower is called the ___________, and contains the ___________, __________, and __________.
20. _______ anchors the plant down in the ground, and ______ ______ absorb water and nutrients necessary
for the plant to grow.
21. Some plants can _______-________, while others need help by wind, rain, and ________ to be ___________.
22. The six different stages of a flowering plant life cycle are the _______ _______, __________ _________, ________
________, _______________ ___________, _____________ __________, and ____________ __________ __________.
23. When pollen from the same species of plant is taken to another plant is called _______-_________.
24. When ripe, _____________ __________ burst open and disperse seeds into the air.
25. Gametes are _____________ cells.
ANSWER KEY: To the Fill in the Blank Quiz on the Life Cycle of Flowering Plants

Questions:
1. Examples of a flowering plant include a sunflower, watermelon, and pumpkin.
2. Flowering plants are plants that produces flowers at some point during the plants life.
3. An embryo is inside every seed.
4. Another word for flowering plants is angiosperms.
5. During germination, sprouting, the seeds begin to grow a tiny root, radicle, and a plumule.
6. What attracts pollinators? Brightly colored petals, strong smell, nectar, and pollen.
7. During the growth stage, the plants first leaves are grown called cotyledons. Next, the plant grows
proper leaves called primary leaves.
8. Photosynthesis, how plants produce their food, happens during the growth stage.
9. Plants that have only one cotyledon are called monocotyledons, and plants that have two cotyledons
are called dicotyledons.
10. There are some type of seeds that need to go through the stomachs of animals in order to sprout.
11. A small bud, where a tiny flower begins, grows during the beginning of the reproductive stage.
12. The ovary ripens and becomes a fruit, in fruit producing plants.
13. During the reproductive stage, the bud opens and shows a mature flower.
14. The covering of the seed is called seed coat, and it protects the embryo.
15. During the reproductive stage, flowering plants are being fertilized to produce seeds.
16. Annuals, one year or less life cycle, perennials, two-year life cycle, biennials, grow many season, are
the different life cycle rates of flowering plants.
17. The female part of the flower is called the pistil and contains the style, ovary, stigma, and ovules
18. The life cycle of a flowering plant starts with a single seed.
19. The male part of the flower is called the stamen and contains the filament, anther, and pollen.
20. Roots anchors the plant down in the ground, and root hairs absorb water and nutrients necessary for
the plant to grow.
21. Some plants can self-pollinate, while others need help by wind, rain, and bees to be pollinated.
22. The six different stages of a flowering plant life cycle are the seed stage, germination stage, growth
stage, reproduction stage, pollination stage, and spreading seed stage.
23. When pollen from the same species of plant is taken to another plant is called cross-pollination.
24. When ripe, exploding pods burst open and disperse seeds into the air.
25. Gametes are reproductive cells.