Format
• Overview of the lifecycle of a plant
• parts of a plant
• plant necessities
• pollination of a flower
Objectives
• Discuss the life cycle of a plant
• Identify the parts of a plant
• Identify what a plant needs to live
• Discuss how seeds travel to help pollinate plants
Standards Alignment
National Standards
NS.K-4.3 LIFE SCIENCE
As a result of activities in grades K-4, all students should develop understanding of
• The characteristics of organisms
• Life cycles of organisms
• Organisms and environments
State Standards
Ohio Standards
Kindergarten
Science, Life Science
K.LS.1 Living things have specific characteristics and traits.
K.LS.2: Living things have physical traits and behaviors, which influence their survival.
Grade 1
Science, Life Science
1.LS.1: Living things have basic needs, which are met by obtaining materials from the physical
environment.
Grade 3
Science, Life Science
3.LS.3 Plants and animals have life cycles that are part of their adaptations for survival in their natural environments.
Grade 4
Science, Life Science
4.LS.1 Changes in an organism’s environment are sometimes beneficial to its survival and sometimes harmful.