Unit 3.3 Characteristics of Plants
Students in fourth grade record and analyze observations and data about the external features of plants. They analyze the structures needed for survival of populations of plants in a particular habitat. They observe changes and record data to scientifically draw and label the stages in the life cycle of a familiar plant. These concepts are taught at the developmental level of instruction.
At the reinforcement level of instruction, students learn to identify and explain how the physical structures of plants allow them to survive and defend themselves. They also compare the life cycles of two plants when given a set of data or pictures.
(From work completed by Cranston Public Schools in collaboration with the Charles A. Dana Center at the University of Texas at Austin)
At the reinforcement level of instruction, students learn to identify and explain how the physical structures of plants allow them to survive and defend themselves. They also compare the life cycles of two plants when given a set of data or pictures.
(From work completed by Cranston Public Schools in collaboration with the Charles A. Dana Center at the University of Texas at Austin)