Farming in a Glove (Grades 3-5)
Students observe how a seed sprouts and investigate the conditions necessary for germination to occur.
Background
Lesson Activities
Recommended Companion Resources
Credits
Author
Sue Knott, Debra Spielmaker, and Lynn Wallin | Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom and National Center for Agricultural Literacy (NCAL)
Standards
National Content Area Standards
- Science
- 3-LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
- 3-LS1-1: Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.
- 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.
- 3-LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes