Flourishing+Flower+(Kindergarten)

by Dale Carter and Chris Pugh =Standards= GLE 0007.5.1Compare the basic features of plants and animals. GLE 0007.Inq.3Explain the data from an investigation.
 * Science** -


 * ISTE NETS 1c** **Creativity and Innovation** - use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues.

=Lesson= Before the lesson, the teacher will need to print the tally chart located at @http://docs.google.com/View?id=dfgvsf5j_528d76pq9cf and add the desktop icon that links to the KS2 website to the student computers.

TSW... The students will be working in pairs for this project. One student will control the computer to try adding different amounts of heat and water to the plant experiment that already has light and soil. The students explore whether water or heat is what was needed the most to keep the plants alive.
 * 1) Double-click on the "Helping Plants Grow" icon [[image:HelpPlantsIconPic.jpg width="118" height="69"]] to launch the BBC's KS2 Bitesize Science experiment in plant life.
 * 2) Write their name on the paper data sheet.
 * 3) Watch as the teacher models both jobs. First, they will model clicking on the simulation to start growing, adding water, and adding heat. Second, the teacher will model using the tally chart.
 * 4) Partner A will click to start the simulation and click to add heat. Partner B will record on the tally chart how many times they clicked to add heat, then circle whether the plant lived or died, then circle why, "Too Cold" or "Too Hot".
 * 5) Partner's will switch jobs. Partner B will click to start the simulation and click to add water. Partner A will record on the tally chart how many times they clicked to add water, then circle whether the plant lived or died, and finally circle why, "Not Enough Water" or "Too Much Water".
 * 6) Repeat alternating between students recording and operating the simulation until the plants grow all the way to a flower.
 * 7) Discuss what happened and what how often we added either water or heat.