I. Curricular Framework

Concept:

Plant Preservation

Essential Question:

Why should we love and care for plants?

Bridge:

Survival

Content:

Outcomes:

II. Standards Aligned

III. Instruction and Assessment

1. Connect: Connecting to the Concept Experientially

Objective: To have students see a connection they have with plants.
Activity: Have students act out “A Day in the Life of a Plant”. Students imagine what it is like to be a plant, and describe themselves and how they feel in detail.
Assessment: Student involvement/participation.

2. Attend: Attending to the Connection

Objective: Students share/compare with each other.
Activity: Students have discussions on the plant that they acted out. Share/compare any similarities and differences and students talk about what they already know about plants and its uses in Hawaii.
Assessment: Active/Listening, share ideas.

Assessment, Phase One, Level of Engagement, Fascination:

3. Image: Creating a Mental Picture

Objective: Students imagine the importance of healthy plants.
Activity: Draw pictures of plants and include what a plant would need to survive and be healthy. Play music and dance around the room as healthy plants (how would they fell if someone did/did not take care of them).
Assessment: Participation.

Assessment, Phase Two, Seeing the Big Picture:

4. Inform: Receiving Facts & Knowledge

Objective: See relationships of plants to Hawaiians. Acquire knowledge.
Activity: Show slide show/pictures of plants used in Hawaii. Tell importance of preserving plants. Tell history of plants in Hawaiian culture. Bring in plants at different growing stages and analyze/observe. Tell why some plants are endangered.
Assessment: worksheets in 3L.

Assessment, Phase Three, Success with Acquiring Knowledge:

5. Practice: Developing Skills

Objective: To test understanding.
Activity: Do work pages on what they just learned. Ex: uses, color, size, why preserve?
Assessment: Accuracy on worksheets.

Assessment, Phase Four, Success with Acquiring Skills:

6. Extend: Extending Learning to the Outside World

Objective: Engage students in lessons learned.
Activity:
Students plant their own plants (in two groups)
Students take care of the plants
Everyday students observe their plant and draw something different about it, then share with a partner.
Learn songs about their plants.
Assessment: Taking care of plan, share ideas, drawing info, and participation in singing.

7. Refine: Refining the Extension

Objective: Reflect on what was learned and students add their own “touch.”
Activity:
Students continue observation.
Create a song/poem book about their plant and the plant they acted out earlier, and answer the essential question, “Why should we love and care for plants?”
Assessment: Completion of song book.

8. Perform: Creative Manifestation of Material Learned

Objective: Evaluate.
Activity: Evaluate what they’ve learned about plants and preservation. Have a show/tell with parents (sing/read songs).
Assessment: Reflection, student participation.

Assessment, Phase Five,Performance, Creative Use of Material Learned: