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Snappy Stems

Students evaluate the function of plant stems and identify edible stems belonging to certain plants.

Grades
K – 2
Estimated Time
60 minutes
Updated
January 24, 2023

Background

Lesson Activities

Credits

Author

Shaney Emerson and Michelle Risso | California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom

Acknowledgements

This lesson update was funded by a grant from the Network for a Healthy California.

Executive Director: Judy Culbertson
Illustrator: Erik Davison
Layout & Design: Nina Danner
Copy Editor: Leah Rosasco

Standards

National Content Area Standards

  • Health/Nutrition
    • Health Standard 7: Demonstrate observable health and safety practices.
      • 7.2.1: Demonstrate age and developmentally appropriate observable health and safety practices.
  • Science
    • 2-LS4: Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
      • 2-LS4-1: Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.