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Sustainability Lesson Clearinghouse
Coloring the Life Cycle of Fruits and Vegetables
Lesson Description:
Students will be able to:
Students will be able to:- Classify plants according to observable features (color).
- Identify and describe the similarities and differences among plants as relates to their physical structure, growth, and change.
Lesson Type:
- Project
Sustainability Topic:
- Gardening
GEF Program Category:
- Green Thumb Challenge
Time Needed:
15 minutes
15 minutes
Standards Addressed:
- Science standard 5: Understand the structure and function of cells and organisms.
- Benchmark # 2: Know that living things go through a process of growth and change
- Science standard 12: Understand the nature of scientific inquiry.
- Benchmark # 1: use their senses to make observations about living things.
- Benchmark # 2: record information collected about the physical world (e.g., in drawings,simple data charts).
Materials Needed:
- Included coloring worksheet provided below
- Coloring utensils
Submitted By:
Green Education Foundation (GEF)
Green Education Foundation (GEF)
School or Group:
Green Education Foundation (GEF)
Green Education Foundation (GEF)
Contact Email:
service@greeneducationfoundation.org
service@greeneducationfoundation.org
Located in: Science
