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Description
These outdoor activities and workbook aim to connect students with their local environment. They will learn about local wild plants and traditional and modern uses of plants in everyday life.
In Activity 1, the students will learn the parts of a plant and use this knowledge in a sensory observation activity outside where they will observe a plant up close and record their observations.
In Activity 2, the students will complete a photosynthesis experiment by placing identical plants in two different locations (sunny window and a closet).
In Activity 3, they will explore the uses of plants as food, tools, medicine and in art. As a continuation of this activity, the students will complete a drawing of the plants they ate the previous day and one thing from every room in their home that comes from plants.
General Assessment
What skills does this resource explicitly teach?
The focus of this resource is to help students appreciate their natural world through sensory observations.
Strengths
- All instructional materials are included in the booklet.
- Interesting and engaging activities for young learners.
- Easy to use resource without needing a lot of preparation.
Weaknesses
- More information or additional resources could be provided for the teacher.
Recommendation of how and where to use it
This resource would be an excellent introduction for younger students to the plants and the related vocabulary in order to provide a solid foundation for the study of plants in a Grade 3 and Grade 4 Science classroom.
Relevant Curriculum Units
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- Alberta
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- Grade 3
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- Science
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- Earth Systems: Understandings of the living world, Earth, and space are deepened through investigating natural systems and their interactions
- Living Systems: Understandings of the living world, Earth, and space are deepened through investigating natural systems and their interactions
- Grade 4
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- Science
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- Exploring connections strengthens our understandings of relationships to help us make meaning of the world.
- Investigating change and the diversity of Earth’s systems helps us to develop understandings of the conditions necessary to sustain life.
- Grade 5
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- Science
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- Wetland Ecosystems
- British Columbia
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- Grade 2
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- Science
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- Science 2: Living things have life cycles adapted to their environment
- Grade 3
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- Science
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- Science 3: Living things are diverse, can be grouped, and interact in their ecosystems
- Grade 4
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- Science
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- Science 4: All living things sense and respond to their environment
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- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland & Labrador
- Northwest Territories
- Nova Scotia
- Nunavut
- Ontario
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- Grade 3
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- Science & Technology
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- Life Systems: Growth & Changes in Plants
- Prince Edward Island
- Quebec
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- Grade 3
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- Science & Technology
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- Living Things
- Grade 4
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- Science & Technology
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- Living Things
- Grade 5
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- Science & Technology
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- Living Things
- Saskatchewan
- Yukon Territory
- Step 2Select a grade level
- Grade 2
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- Science
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- Science 2: Living things have life cycles adapted to their environment
- Grade 3
- Step 3Select a subject
- Science
- Step 4Relevant matches
- Science 3: Living things are diverse, can be grouped, and interact in their ecosystems
- Grade 4
- Step 3Select a subject
- Science
- Step 4Relevant matches
- Science 4: All living things sense and respond to their environment
Themes Addressed
Ecosystems (1)
- Appreciating the Natural World
Food & Agriculture (1)
- Local Food
Land Use & Natural Resources (1)
- Planting Native Species
