| What
makes up a living thing? What are the parts of a pea pod?
What
you'll need:
Pea pods from the grocery store - enough for each child
to have one of their own
| What
to do: |
| 1. |
Have
the students look at the pea pod. Ask them to say what
it looks like. Measure the length each pea pod and record
the length on a chart. How long are the pea pods? |
| 2. |
Now
ask them to tell you what they think is inside the pea
pod and record their answers. |
| 3. |
Have
them open up the pea pod and look at what's inside.
|
| 4. |
Have
them describe what's inside |
| 5. |
Have
them count and graph how many peas are in the pea pods. |
| 6. |
Talk
about the different parts of plants (root, stem, leaf,
fruit, flower, seed) and how each of these can be used
for food. |
Explanation:
Plants have many food uses. We describe the use of pea pods
but you could also use string beans. Other plant options
include counting tomato, cantaloupe or watermelon seeds,
or looking at a tomato plant. Counting and graphing help
children understand the relationship of math to the real
world.
For more classroom plant activities, visit http://users/nlamerica.com/risenn/plantlessons.htm
TEKS
SCIENCE K 1a, 2a-e, 4ab, 6b, 5c
Programs at The Science Place related to this topic:
Little Urban Farm Tour (PreK-2)
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