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Sustainability Lesson Clearinghouse
Growing Flowers
Lesson Description:
Students grow flowers from seeds. they plant quick-growing seeds in a flower pot and consider what a seed needs to grow while observing and recording the growth of the planted seeds in science journals. this lesson is particularly geared toward esl students and correlates with tesol goals and standards.
Students grow flowers from seeds. they plant quick-growing seeds in a flower pot and consider what a seed needs to grow while observing and recording the growth of the planted seeds in science journals. this lesson is particularly geared toward esl students and correlates with tesol goals and standards.
Lesson Type:
- Experiment
Sustainability Topic:
- Gardening
GEF Program Category:
- Green Thumb Challenge
Time Needed:
3-4 weeks, may depend on rate of plant growth
3-4 weeks, may depend on rate of plant growth
Standards Addressed:
- Grades k-2 advanced beginner to intermediate eESL
- Grades 2-6 beginning ESL
Materials Needed:
- small flower pots
- soil
- seeds
- fact book on growing plants
- tommy by gwendolyn brooks
Submitted By:
Green Education Foundation (GEF) on Behalf of Everything ESL
Green Education Foundation (GEF) on Behalf of Everything ESL
School or Group:
Everything ESL
Everything ESL
Contact Email:
service@greeneducationfoundation.org
service@greeneducationfoundation.org
Located in: Language Arts
