Plants Around You
Students categorize plants into groups, describe what plants need for healthy growth, and start their own garden by planting seeds inside a cup.
Background
Lesson Activities
Recommended Companion Resources
Credits
Author
Nutrients for Life Foundation
Acknowledgements
- BSCS-Biological Science Curriculum Study
- Reviewed by Smithsonian Institution
Standards
National Content Area Standards
- Science
- 4-LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
- 4-LS1-1: Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.
- 5-LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
- 5-LS1-1: Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water.
- 4-LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes