| Big Ideas: Life Cycles of Plants | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Essential Questions: How do gymnosperms reproduce? How do angiosperms reproduce? What defines a fruit? How does seed germination occur? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vocabulary: cones, flowers, fruits, pollination, germination, seeds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Month | Content | Skills | Asessment | Standards | Instructional Activities, Strat |
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| November | Reproduction and Development of Seed Plants: | Formative: | Formal Indiana State Core Standards Are Not Available | Provide Topic Reading Assignments and Vocabulary List | |||||||||||||||||||||
| * Gymnosperms (Cones, Pollination, Fertilization and Development) | Identify structures found in a “complete flower” | Student Partipiation and Dialog | Deliver Information via Lecture, Discussion and Handouts | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Structure of Flowers (Sepals, Petals, Stamens, and Carpels) | Identify structures and tissues found in “fleshy fruits” | Study Guide Assignments | However, Some Related State Standards Associated with General Biology Could Apply | Use Technology (ie Simulations/Illustrations/Videos), Various Manipulatives and Word Play | |||||||||||||||||||||
| * Angiosperms (Pollination and Fertilization) | Lab Practicles and/or Projects | Offer Review Opportunities (Study Guides and Study Sessions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chapter Quizzes | Visit:https://www.in.gov/doe/students/indiana-academic-standards/science-and-computer-science/ | Supplement Topic Discussion with Labs/Projects/Demonstrations | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Visit (www.rm118.com) for Further Details and Information with Regards to the Curriculum | Reading / Vocabulary Exam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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