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Subject

Science

Grade
Duration of lesson
Materials

3rd
25 min.
- Textbook pages 10-19
- Journal page for plant observation
- Diagram on page 11

Standard(s)

Chapter 1:
SC.L.14.1
Describe structures in plants and their roles in
food production, support, water and nutrient
transport, and reproduction.
SC.3.L.14.2
Investigate and describe how plants respond
to stimuli (heat, light, gravity), such as the
way plant stems grow toward light and their
roots grow downward in response to gravity.
SC.3.L.15.2
Classify flowering and nonflowering plants
into major groups, such as those that produce
seeds, or those like ferns and mosses that
produce spores, according to their physical
characteristics.
SC.3.L.17.2
Recognize that plants use energy from the
Sun, air, and water to make their own food.

Lesson/Instructional
Objective(s)
Hook/Anticipatory
Set
Procedures

SC.3.L.14.1
Describe structures in plants and their roles in food production,
support, water and nutrient transportation, and reproduction.
Students will set up their journal pages and draw the diagram
with 100% accuracy.
Have students come up with a list of plants they see in the
grocery store and what part of the plant they eat.
1. Direct Instruction: Go through the textbook pages
2. Guided Practice: Set up journal page; go through
directions for diagram
3. Individual Practice: Students finish the diagram on their
own.

Assessment of
learning Outcomes
Closure
Accommodations and
Modifications for
ELLs

1. Formative: diagram; class discussions during reading

2. Summative: diagram
Students put their pages back into their binders

Accommodations and
Modifications for
ESE

ADD: redirect as needed. Preferential seating.

Extensions for Gifted

Students
Possible connections
to other content areas

Extra-credit activity

Dyslexia: help with reading as needed. Blue overlay. Preferential

seating

Language Arts