Tera Delzeit

TEEL 362: Math and Science Methods

Dr. Taggart

April 28, 1999

Learning Cycle Lesson Plan

Lesson Title: Flower Power

Standards:

Science: Product-Flower Parts
Process-Observing and comparing

Math: Product-Recognizing flower parts
Process-Graphing and observing

Learning Style: Gardner(Visual-Spatial, Logical-Mathematical, and Interpersonal)

Goal- Students will learn the parts of a flower.

Students will learn the different patterns flowers have.

Students will learn why flowers are bright in color.

Students will be able to label the parts of the flower.

Grade Level: 4th

Time: 30 minutes

Background Information: A flower's function is to make seeds to reproduce the plant. The flower contains the reproductive parts of a flowering plant. Petals are not just to be pretty, they actually attract birds, bees and other insects to the flower so that pollination can occur. When pollen from the stamen (male) lands on the stigma (female) a long pollen tube grows down the stalk of the pistil into the ovary. When ovules inside of the ovary are fertilized by a pollen grain, it can develop into a seed. The ovary then develops into a fruit, which protects the seeds.

Prerequisite Information:

Science: The students should know what flowers are.

The students should know the characteristics of flowers.

The students should know why flowers are colorful.

Math: The students will know what a pattern is.

The students will know how to graph results.

1. Exploration Phase
   1. Objectives
   2. The teacher will randomly ask question to the students to determine what they know and do not know. This gives the teacher an idea as to where the students stand.
   3. As a class, we will have a discussion on plant and flowers and what their functions are.
      
   4. Materials: The teacher will have a variety of questions ready to ask the students.
      
   5. Introduction of the Lesson:
   6. The students and teacher will have a class discussion about flowers. This will allow the students t6o have a little background knowledge on the subject.
   7. We will review the terms in the background information, and go over some other important points.
   8. After reviewing the terms, the students will be given a flower and dissect it and label the parts.
   9. The students will discuss their finding, and graph their patterns and results.
      
   10. Procedure
   11. Discuss with the students about flowers.
   12. Have the students study their flowers.
   13. Have the students draw their flower in the box on the worksheet.
       
   14. Evaluation
   15. The teacher will make sure that children have drawn a picture of their flower on the worksheet.
   16. If the student has not drawn a picture of their flower the teacher will help them.
       
2. Invention Phase
   1. Objectives
   2. The student will be able to correctly identify the parts of a flower.
      
   3. Materials: flowers, worksheets, colors, markers, glue, construction paper
      
   4. Procedure
   5. Have the student carefully take apart their flowers.
   6. Then have them glue the pieces of the flower to a piece of construction paper and label them.
   7. Have the student count the number of petal their flower has and write it on their worksheet.
      
   8. Evaluation
   9. The teacher will observe the student while they are dissecting their flower and labeling the parts.
      
3. Expansion Phase
   1. Objectives
   2. The students will graph the class results on the number of petals each flower has.
   3. Materials: class graph, worksheet, flower picture, markers
      
   4. Procedure
   5. The student will color the picture of the flower and write the number of petal their flower has in the center of the picture.
   6. The student will put their picture of their flower on the class graph.

1. Evaluation
   1. The teacher will discuss patterns of the flowers.