Activity Four:
The Life Cycle of a Plant

Life Cycles Introduction Life Cycles Activity One Life Cycles Activity Two Life Cycles Activity Three Life Cycles Activity Four Life Cycles Activity Five Culminating Activity
 

Spring is many people's favorite time of year. Spring is when the flowers and trees start growing and making the earth beautiful and full of color. Let's discover how a plant gets its start!

The first thing you need to do is sign on to Brainpop Jr. and watch Moby learn about the plant life cycle. You will need your username and password to watch the video, so if you are not sure what they are ask your teacher. Once you complete the video click on take quiz. Complete the hard, online quiz. Don't forget to print your quiz and turn it in to your teacher for a grade.

Next, test your memory with the Sequencing Game!

Finally, use the program Inspiration on your computer to make a concept map that shows the life cycle of a plant and what happens in each stage of the cycle. Print your concept map and turn in to your teacher. Then you may continue on to Activity Five! Use this rubric to help you.

3 points

Happy Face

2 points

Straight Face

1 point

Sad Face

4 stages of the life cycle labeled All 4 stages are labeled 2 or 3 stages are labeled Only 1 stage is labeled
Gives information about each of the 4 stages of the life cycle Information is provided about all 4 stages Information is provided for at least 2 stages Information is only provided for 1 stage
Each stage is illustrated Illustrations for all 4 stages are provided Illustrations for at least 2 stages were provided Only 1 illustration was provided
Project is neat and organized Project is well organized, easy to understand, and neat Project is some what organized, easy to understand, and neat Project is not organized, difficult to understand, and messy

 

 

Plant Life Cycle


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Last updated on July 12, 2011 by Lisa Weaver