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    This document outlines a science unit for students focusing on productive plants. [1] The unit will explore how plants are suited to certain habitats and conditions through lines of inquiry such as plant reproduction and requirements for living things. [2] Students will conduct an inquiry investigating ways to make plants more productive through experiments testing different conditions. [3] Assessment will focus on students' questioning skills, group cooperation, and understanding of plant propagation concepts.

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    This document outlines a science unit for students focusing on productive plants. [1] The unit will explore how plants are suited to certain habitats and conditions through lines of inquiry such as plant reproduction and requirements for living things. [2] Students will conduct an inquiry investigating ways to make plants more productive through experiments testing different conditions. [3] Assessment will focus on students' questioning skills, group cooperation, and understanding of plant propagation concepts.

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    This document outlines a science unit for students focusing on productive plants. [1] The unit will explore how plants are suited to certain habitats and conditions through lines of inquiry such as plant reproduction and requirements for living things. [2] Students will conduct an inquiry investigating ways to make plants more productive through experiments testing different conditions. [3] Assessment will focus on students' questioning skills, group cooperation, and understanding of plant propagation concepts.

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    Explore – Dream: Discover!

    Embedded Values: Innovation, Inquiry and Curiosity

    Science skill focus:


    Kahikatea Syndicate Lines of Inquiry
    Focusing and Planning
    Unit Topic: Productive Plants Information gathering
    • living things have certain basic requirements
    Term 1 Weeks 4 - Week 9, 2010 • plants are best suited to certain conditions
    Processing and Interpreting
    Curriculum Focus: Science Reporting • plant reproduce in different ways
    Science: Living World Resources
    http://www.tki.org.nz/r/science/curriculum/p56_ Building Science concepts 25 & 26
    57_e.php
    ICT Opportunities Provocation: What if no plants grew in Nelson? (T&Q)
    NZ Curriculum LW Level 2
    Digital photographs
    Voice recorders
    Blogging
    Inquiry into the following: Google search
    Transdisciplinary theme.
    An Inquiry into the interconnectedness of
    You Tube movies
    Movie making
    S Trip around Waimarama Gardens or Viv’s garden.
    human made systems and communities; the
    structure and function of organisations;
    Power point
    Kidspiration (P&C)A Brainstorm Key Words
    societal decision making; economic Other Curric Areas Design questions for a google search/an expert using one of the Seven
    activities and their impact on humankind Literacy- Reading, Servants and a key word.
    and the environment. Writing – report writing Develop concept of Fair Tests
    Key idea. Measurement From “Seed to Plant”
    Living things are suited to their
    particular habitat.
    Visual Art
    (P&C) (L,S&T) (T&Q) U Propagate plants

    Key Competencies
    Thinking and questioning, (T&Q)
    Test conditions to find ways to make plants productive (T&Q) C Explain

    Participating and contributing, (P&C)


    Using language, symbols and text. (L,S&T)
    Vocabulary: habitat, findings to the class (MS) (L,S&T) (P&C) E Self assessment on Inquiry

    Relating to others (R to O) Stamen, stem, leaf, roots, group co-operative skills


    Managing self (MS) propagation, fertilisation, Teacher assessment of individual questioning skills (P&C) (R to O)

    • Rich Task pollen, seeds, pollination,


    CWSN catered for through composition of Inquiry groups, support as
    Show how plants respond to different seed dispersal, flowers,
    required.
    factors.
    CWSA catered for through open ended Inquiry process

    Created by Vivo Leachman and Sue McLean

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