Plants Need Lesson Plan for 5th Grade Example Students

Topic: Plants need

Objectives & Outcomes

• Students will be able to list at least 3 basic needs that plants need to survive.

Materials

• Pictures or real plants of various types (e.g. flowers, trees, grass)
• Chart paper or whiteboard and markers

Warm-up

• Ask the students if they have ever seen a plant before.
• Ask them to name the different types of plants they know.
• Ask the students if they know what plants need to survive.

Direct Instruction

• Explain that plants need water, oxygen, and light to survive.
• Show the students pictures of different types of plants and explain how each type of plant needs a different combination of water, oxygen, and light to thrive.
• Ask the students to think about how the different types of plants might be different in their environment and how this might affect their needs.

Guided Practice

• Divide the students into small groups and give each group a different type of plant.
• Have the students observe their plant and take notes on how it is behaving (e.g. does it seem dry? does it seem tired? etc.).
• Have the students compare their observations with the other students in their group and come up with a hypothesis about why the plant is behaving in that way.
• Have the students present their hypotheses to the class and discuss possible reasons why the plant is behaving in that way.

Independent Practice

• Have the students choose one type of plant to research (e.g. a cactus, a fern, a rose, etc.).
• Have the students create a poster or presentation on their chosen plant, including information on its habitat, roots, leaves, flowers, seeds, and any other interesting facts they may have found.

Closure

• Have the students share their posters or presentations with the class.
• Review the main points of the lesson, including the different parts of a plant and the different ways that plants need to survive.
• Ask the students to think about how they can protect plants in their own communities (e.g. Pick up trash, don't spray pesticides, etc.).

Assessment

• Observe the students during the plant propagation and plant diversity activities to assess their understanding of the different parts of a plant and their ability to identify and categorize different types of plants.
• Evaluate the posters or presentations produced during the independent practice to assess the students' understanding of the different ways that plants need to survive.