Teaching about Plant Adaptations

 

STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO:
- Explain concept of plant adaptations to younger students.
- Introduce idea of "Sense of Wonder" to younger students
- Develop communication and teaching skills.

GUIDING QUESTIONS:
How can we teach others about plant adaptations?
What does sense of wonder mean?

MATERIALS:
- SECRETS of our Forest/Shrub-Steppe Home lesson plan (Lesson 4: Plant Adaptations)
Note: In order to coordinate lessons with the high school curriculum, students will teach Lessons 6 and 7 (Cycles) before Lessons 4 and 5 (Adaptations).
- Lesson materials noted in SECRETS of our Forest/Shrub-Steppe Home lesson (Lesson 4: Plant Adaptations)
- Plant Costumes from Plant Adaptations lesson

CLASS ACTIVITIES:
Day 1: Organize
1. Lead your students through the lesson activities in the SECRETS Plant Adaptation lesson. Point out specific things to be conscious about when teaching.
2. Hand out lesson plan to students. (You may also do this the day before and have students read the lesson plan for homework.)
3. Finish constructing costumes for Plant Fashion Show.
4. Rehearse lesson.

Day 2: Share
1. Your students teach the lessons to a classroom of younger students.
2. If time allows, students should critique the experience immediately after teaching. What was most challenging? What was most enjoyable? What can they do to be better teachers in the next lesson?