TPACK Template

Subject Science

Grade Level 3rd

Learning 3.8 The student will investigate and understand basic patterns and cycles
Objective occurring in nature. Key concepts include
The objective of the lesson is
what students will be able
c) plant life cycles.
to do as they finish the
activity. For this objective,
use the Standards of
Learning (SOL) to say what
you want to focus on.
You can find the SOLs at
http://www.doe.virginia.go
Content

v/testing/ look on the right

of the screen for the
subjects and go from there.

Online Activity
Describe what the learning
activity will be as the
students meet with the
teacher online. What will
the students and the
teacher be doing? (This
includes what they are
doing with the technology).
For this activity, students will have the knowledge that plants require certain
things to successfully grow. A plants ability to grow requires water, light, soil,
and a suitable temperature. If any of these are not optimal for the plant, then
its ability to grow can be reduced. Students will conduct an online simulation
experiment based on seedling germination and plant growth.
Before preceding with the simulated experiment all students on the online
class must answer the following questions first:
1. What is germination?
2. What factors do you think will affect seed germination?

Students must form a hypothesis for the following activities:

Activity A: Do seeds need water to germinate?
Activity B: Do seeds need light to germinate?
Activity C: How does the amount of heat affect seed germination?

Students will use Germination Gizmo for each of the activities they will set up
their trays however they like. Students will:
Drag a packet of seeds to each tray.
Click on the coils to set heat level.
Click on the light bulbs to turn them on or off.
Drag the daily water slider up or down to adjust the amount of water
the seeds will get.
The goal is to get 20 out of 20 seeds to sprout after the simulation ends (five
days) for each of the activities. Students must make connections and use the
Pedagogy

knowledge they have gained from this lesson plan to control the variables on
the simulated experiment on seed germination. Students must perform the
test, write down the results, clear the trays, click the reset button and proceed
 to the next activity. Students must submit their results and answer the
following conclusions:
In general, do seeds need water to germinate? Explain.
In general, do seeds need light to germinate? Explain.
Is too much heat bad for seed germination? Is too little heat bad?
Explain.
Students will make a poster they can either create it online or take a picture
and submit it into the discussion board. The experiment posters should include
their hypothesis, picture, drawing, or chart of their results, and their
conclusions. Afterwards, students must reply to two of their classmates with
constructive and positive comments about the posters.

Technology 1. Germination
Name of the device and/or
programs being used. (The
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Technology

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students will be doing with
the technology will be
2. Computer
included in the 3. Online Access
pedagogy/activity section).
4. Word or Powerpoint