How Does Your Garden Grow? (Grades K-2)
Students discover the needs of a seed to germinate and the needs of a plant to grow while exploring the life stages of a flowering plant.
Background
Lesson Activities
Recommended Companion Resources
Credits
Author
Lynn Wallin | Utah Agriculture in the Classroom
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.
- Health Standard 7: Demonstrate observable health and safety practices.
- Science
- K-ESS3: Earth and Human Activity
- K-ESS3-1: Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants or animals (including humans) and the places they live.
- K-LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
- K-LS1-1: Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
- 2-LS2: Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics
- 2-LS2-1: Plan and conduct an investigation to determine if plants need sunlight and water to grow.
- K-ESS3: Earth and Human Activity