Kindergarten Science Unit 5

Big Idea:

Identify the parts of a pumpkin and an apple and describe the life cycles of both.

Student Expectations:

Priority TEKS

K.9(B) Examine evidence that living organisms have basic needs such as food, water, and shelter for animals and air, water, nutrients, sunlight, and space for plants.

K.10(D) Observe changes that are part of a simple life cycle of a plant: seed, seedling, plant, flower, and fruit.

Focus TEKS

K.10(A) Sort plants and animals into groups based on physical characteristics such as color, size, body covering, or leaf shape.

K.10(B) identify basic parts of plants and animals;

K.10(C) Identify ways that young plants resemble the parent plant

Ongoing TEKS

K.2(B) plan and conduct simple descriptive investigations

K.2(C) Collect data and make observations using simple tools

K.2(E) communicate observations about simple descriptive investigations

K.3(B) make predictions based on observable patterns in nature

K.4(A) collect information using tools, including computing devices, hand lenses, primary balances, cups, bowls, magnets, collecting nets, and notebooks; timing devices; non-standard measuring items; weather instruments such as demonstration thermometers; and materials to support observations of habitats of organisms such as terrariums and aquariums

Learning Targets:

• I will identify the needs of a plant including water, sun, soil, and air.
• I will identify the parts of a pumpkin by naming the stem, vine, seeds, pulp, and skin.
• I will identify the parts of an apple by naming the stem, skin, flesh, and seeds.
• I will describe the life cycle of a pumpkin by sequencing each stage from seed to pumpkin.
• I will describe the life cycle of an apple by sequencing each stage from seed to apple.

Essential Questions:

• If I wanted to grow more corn, what do I need to have?
• Does the baby plant look the same as the adult plant?
• What are the life cycle stages of an apple tree and a pumpkin?
• What does a plant need to go through the life cycle stages?
• When does the life cycle end?
• How does a plant change as it grows?

Extra Information:

Adopted Textbook: ScienceFusion, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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