Are plants alive?

Are plants alive?

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DISCUSS:

What do we do to take care of pets?

Why do we do those things?

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DISCUSS:

How do animals TELL or SHOW you what they need?

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Do plants have needs?

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Let’s observe some plants together.
Discuss.
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Watch what happens to this plant after we give it some water. What
do you notice? What are the leaves doing?
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Find a space where you can pretend to be a plant.
You can stay seated or find a spot to stand and stretch.
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Now it’s your turn to pretend to be a plant!
Imagine you are a thirsty plant.
Then, imagine that you get some water.
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Watch to see how the game is played. You’ll pretend to be a plant
that only gets a few drops of water at a time. Get ready to play the
game in the next step!
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Pretend to be a plant! Watch for the watering can.
As you get more and more water, you’ll become a healthier plant.
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Discuss.
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Watch what happens to this plant near a window with lots of bright
sunlight. What do you notice?
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Watch closely to see what happens when we change the direction of
the sunlight. What do you notice?
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Find a space where you can pretend to be a plant.
You can stay seated or find a spot to stand and stretch.
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Now it’s your turn to pretend to be a plant! Imagine that you are a
plant with leaves reaching toward the sunlight. Follow the sunlight!
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Pretend you’re a plant again! But this time, imagine that your teacher
is the sunlight. Imagine that you move your leaves toward the
sunlight!
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Teachers, get ready to be the sunlight!

Walk around the classroom and guide your students to follow the sunlight (you!), just like a plant would!

Whenever you're done, go to the next slide.

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Observe what happens to plants grown in the sunlight and plants
grown in the dark. Discuss.
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Discuss.
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Animals have needs. That’s one way we know that animals are alive.
If something is alive, it has needs. Discuss.
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living


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something that is alive; it grows and has needs
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nonliving


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anything that is not alive, it does not have needs
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plant


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a living thing that doesn't need to eat other living things
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leaf


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a part of a plant that is often flat and green
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needs


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things an animal or plant must have in order to live
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sunlight


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light from the Sun
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healthy


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not sick or injured
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observe


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to pay close attention to something
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In this lesson, students make observations of plants in order to identify their needs and that they are, in fact, living things. In the activity, Plant Dance, students engage in a kinesthetic activity in which they observe and then model the appearance of plants when their needs are and aren’t met.

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Exploration

8 mins

Wrap-Up

4 mins

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