Samantha Stewart

CIS 221-03

The Structure and Functions of Plants

Grade(s)

Third Grade

Subject(s)

Science: the environment

Length of Lesson

90 minutes

Lesson
Teach students about plant life the different parts of
Overview/Rational plants. They will be able to describe how the
e
structures function.
Curriculum
Framework/Stand
ard
Learning
Objectives

L.OL.03.31 Describe the function of the following

plant parts: flower, stem, root, and leaf. Science
v.1.09 Grade Level Content Expectations. Michigan
Department of Education. Page 34.

Technology Uses

Students will use technology and a search

engine to aid them in research.
Students will be able to identify a plants flower,
stem, root, and leaf.
Students will be able to describe the functions of
a plants flower, stem, root, and leaf.
Students will acquire basic Windows Movie
Maker knowledge.

Students will use Windows Movie Maker on a

computer to create a slideshow/movie.

Materials

Science textbook
Computer with Windows Movie Maker

Procedure

Teacher will overview the Functions of Plants

chapter in the Science textbook to the students
to introduce them to the subject.
Teacher will assign students to groups of three.
Each group is assigned a computer in the
computer lab.
Teacher will tell students that each group will be
making a slideshow/movie to turn in about the
structures and functions of plants.
One student in each group will search online for
an image of a plant stem, flower, root, and leaf
and save them to the computer they are using.
They will also search for at least one sound
effect on soundbible.com to use in the video.
A different student in each group will look in the
Function of Plants chapter of the Science
textbook to find the functions of a plant stem,

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CIS 221-03

Assessment

Group
Participatio
n

Research/
Content
(Images)

Research/
Content
(Functions)

flower, root, and leaf.

The last student in each group will use Windows
Movie Maker to put together a slideshow/movie
using the images and information found by the
other students in their group.
Each group will put a title slide at the beginning
of their movie and a credits slide at the end with
their names.
Each group will save their movie in a common
format.

Teacher will walk around and check on groups and

view each groups completed movie and grade it
based on the grading rubric.

Beginning

Developing

Excellent

0 pts
No group
members did
their assigned
tasks or
worked
together with
their group to
create the
movie.
0 pts
Movie
includes no
images of a
plant stem,
flower, root,
and leaf.
0 pts
Movie
includes no
captions for
the functions
of a plant
stem, flower,
root, and leaf.

1-2 pts
Most group
members did
their assigned
tasks and
worked
together with
their group to
create the
movie.
2 pts
Movie includes
two separate
images of a
plant stem,
flower, root,
and leaf.
2 pts
Movie includes
two vague
captions for
the functions
of a plant
stem, flower,
root, and leaf.

3 pts
Each group
member did
their assigned
tasks and
worked
together with
their group to
create the
movie.
4 pts
Movie includes
four separate
images of a
plant stem,
flower, root,
and leaf.
4 pts
Movie includes
four
descriptive
captions for
the functions
of a plant
stem, flower,

Scor
e

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CIS 221-03

Content

0 pts
Movie does
not include at
least one
sound effect,
a title slide,
and a credits
slide.

1-2 pts
Movie does
not include
either at least
one sound
effect, a title
slide, or a
credits slide.

root, and leaf.

3 pts
Movie includes
at least one
sound effect, a
title slide, and
a credits slide.

Total
Assignment
Score (14 pts)