In Grade 3, the study of living things focuses on the characteristics and needs of plants and their growth patterns. Students observe and investigate local plants, but a deeper understanding and appreciation is developed through planting, nurturing, and observing individual plants over time. Connections are made to students’ prior knowledge of animal needs (see Grade 2, Cluster 1: Growth and Changes in Animals) by identifying needs that are similar between plants and animals and how those needs are met. This cluster addresses the importance of plants to the environment as well as the significance of food, shelter, medicine, and other plant products to humans. Emphasizing the connection between this cluster and Grade 3, Cluster 4: Soils in the Environment develops the relationship between plants and the soils in which they are grown.
Unit Booklet:
Unit Sections and Links:
1. Basic Parts of a Plant
Look at the pictures below
"Parts of a Plant" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3St51F4kE8&feature=emb_title
"Parts of a Plant" Song - https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=9&v=ql6OL7_qFgU&feature=emb_title
Extra: "Let's Draw the Parts of a Plant" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoZ7ZeXK-pY&feature=emb_title
2. Parts of a Flower
No link, just look at the pictures below
3. Parts of a Plant - Functions
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4. Plant Adaptations
Cacti - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wFnwaJEN5k
Rhubarb - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsVM5wSB-CA
Venus Flytrap - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn8c0uWMioE
Venus Flytrap in Action - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7eQKSf0LmY
Roses - https://allaboutroses2013.weebly.com/generalspecial-adaptations.html
Dandelion - http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2007/miller_lind/index_files/Page784.htm
5. Life Cycle of a Plant
Plant Life Cycle "How Does a Seed Become a Plant" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkFPyue5X3Q&feature=emb_title
6. Photosynthesis
"Photosynthesis" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPBMG5EYydo
7. "A Tree is Like a Hungry Kid" - Story and Questions
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8. Seed Search
"How Seeds Move" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CCOWHa-qfc&feature=emb_title
"How Do Seeds Travel" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hcjxaBz8mw&feature=emb_title
Seed Works - Plants to Grow: https://kidsgrowingstrong.org/seed-works/
9. OPTIONAL: Looking at Seeds - Bean Growth
"What's Inside a Bean" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=UFmBKpQxf-U&feature=emb_title
"Bean Time-Lapse 25 Days" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w77zPAtVTuI&feature=emb_title
10. OPTIONAL: Match Game
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11. Basic Needs of Plant and Animals
"The Needs of a Plant" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUBIQ1fTRzI&feature=emb_title
Basic Needs of Plants and Animals "4 Basic Needs of Living Things" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOXay8rdzRg
12. Plants and Animals Helping Each Other
"How Plants and Animals Depend on Each Other" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGxzFBRBwpg
"How Animals and Trees Help Each Other" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJVo_fewmcM
13. "If All the Plants Disappeared" - Writing Activity
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Other Videos:
"Grow Your Own Pants" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lly75dEbXE8&feature=emb_title
"What Happened to Our Plants" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kTt4xHHLzk&feature=emb_title
"The Colour-Changing Celery Experiment" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIug9Foou3s&feature=emb_title
EXTRA:
The Great Plant Escape: https://web.extension.illinois.edu/gpe/gpe.html
Plant Adaptation Pictures:
Basic Needs of Plant and Animals:
Plants and Animals Helping Each Other: