 Resources for the Comprehensive Curriculum Grade 4 Science
Unit 4: Living Organisms Activity 1: Identifying Seeds and Seed Makers (GLEs: 1, 2, 45, 47, 48)
CC: Using examples of cones and various fruits, the teacher will introduce the concept that seed producing plants reproduce by either making cones or making flowers. The teacher may wish to explain that some trees have small, green flowers that are not easily identified. Introduce the terms broadleaf and needle leaf trees.
United Streaming videos
Magic School Bus Goes to Seed, The (29:27) Plant Lifecycles (20:00) Plant Parts and Their Uses (12:00) How Plants Grow (19:00)
CC: Have students classify pictures of leaves as broadleaf or needle leaf and record their lists in their journals.
PowerPoint - "Trees-Broadleaf or Needle Leaf?" (To open faster, right click on the link above and choose Save Target As. Select a place to save the .ppt and then open to view.)
CC: They will record their lists in their journal and compare the list of leaf types to that of cone or flower maker lists.
Inspiration has an observational journal template with instructions. Students could keep their journals on computer, or print them out to keep. Inspiration Template - "Observational Journal"
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