Investigation – Explore Plants: Build A Plant

Investigation – Explore Plants: Build A Plant

STEM

Science

Levels of Thinking

Expanding

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Suggested AdaptationS

Check out our guide to adaptations. Adapt for environment, materials, instruction.

General Guide to Adaptations

Description

Children will explore the parts of a plant and “build” their own during an art project.

Interactive Lesson

Environment

Tape children’s paper to the table so it doesn’t slip.

Materials

  • Allow children to use the parts of the plant visual as they create their own.
  • Provide completed art projects as examples.
  • Provide parts of plants for children to paste to a picture instead of drawing.

Instruction

Redirect children to the parts of the plant visual if they struggle to remember all the parts.

STEM Ideas/Words

STEMIE Learning Trajectories