Life Processes

Basic Plant Anatomy & Life Processes

How do these processes work together to ensure
a plants survival?
4th Grade
By: Abigail Flores
Thematic Unit Planning Matrix

Content Essential Centers Technology Assessment Student Standards:

or Questions (Activities) Integration and/or Products or The ISTE NETS and Performance
Subject (Must include at Rubric Scale Portfolio Indicators for Teachers and Students
Area least 2 Web 2.0 TEKS
tools)
How do plants Students Students will take Teacher will Students will TEKS: 112.15. Science. Grade 4
undergo will design notes as a class using grade their compare their 2. Scientific investigation and reasoning.
Google Drive. And interactive data from
photosynthesis? an then with the notes notebook based their
A) Plan and implement descriptive
investigation they have taken, off of how investigations, investigations, including asking well-defined
to determine students will use descriptive they which is questions, making inferences, and selecting and
the storybook to create a were able to get written in using appropriate equipment or technology to
relationship story that shows the and how much their answer his/her questions.
growth of a plant or they were able interactive ISTE NETS for Teachers and Students:
between the flower through to describe the journals, with Teachers:
presence of photosynthesis. process plants their
Science sunlight and 1. Facilitate and inspire student learning
undergo in classmates.
plant photosynthesis. and creativity
growth. 0-10 scale will C) Promote student reflection using
be used to collaborative tools to reveal and clarify
grade. students conceptual understanding and
thinking, planning, and creative
processes.
Students:
 3. Research and information fluency.
D) Process data and report results.
What are the Students will Students are to Teacher will Students TEKS: 117.114. Art, Grade 4
functions of each dress up of a take notes using pass out a will present 4. Critical evaluation and response.
plant part? plant of their handout of a
choosing and
Keynote. And flower.
themselves C) The student is expected to compile
describe the with those notes, Students are to to the class collections of personal artworks for purposes of
anatomy of students are to explain the as well as self- assessment or exhibition such as physical
that plant. create a movie, functions of describe the artworks, electronic images, sketchbooks, or
using Powtoon, each plant part. anatomy of portfolios.
There will be
based off of the 10 parts,
the plant ISTE NETS for Teachers and Students:
parts of a flower making each of they have Teachers:
Art and their those parts chosen. 1. Facilitate and inspire student learning
functions. worth 10 and creativity.
points. Adding A) Promote, support, and model
up to a total of
100 points.
creative and innovative thinking and
inventiveness.
Students:
1. Process data and report results.
B) Create original works as a means of
personal or group expression.
How do plants Students will Students will use Teacher will Students will TEKS: 117.115. Music, Grade 4
provide for their create a song word cloud to grade present their 4. Creative Expression.
needs? from the parts songs that
of a flower
write their lyrics students they have
A) Create a rhythmic phrases through
(stamen, pistil, down from their song based created to the improvisation or composition.
sepal, ovary, songs. And to off of the class. ISTE NETS for Teachers and Students:
and seed). end, students will number of Teachers:
create a Voki parts they 1. Teachers use their knowledge of subject
Avatar that will were able to matter, teaching and learning, and
sing their song to include in technology to facilitate experiences that
Music the class. their lyrics. advance student learning, creativity, and
As well as innovation in both face-to-face and
creativity. 5 virtual environments.
parts, each A) Promote, support, and model
part worth 2 creative and innovative thinking and
points inventiveness.
making a Students:
1. Creativity and innovation.
total of 10 A) Apply existing knowledge to
points. generate new ideas, products, or
processes.