The purpose of the assessment probe, in this chapter, is to elicit children’s ideas about plants. The probe is designed to find out what characteristics children use to decide if something is a plant.
Grade Levels
Early Childhood
Topics
Assessment
Kindergarten
Life Science
Life Science
Many characteristics of an organism are inherited from the parents of the organism, but other characteristics result from an individual's interactions with the environment. Inherited characteristics include the color of flowers and the number of limbs of
Organisms have basic needs. For example, animals need air, water, and food; plants require air, water, nutrients, and light. (K-4)
Plants and animals have life cycles that include being born, developing into adults, reproducing, and eventually dying. The details of this life cycle are different for different organisms. (K-4)
Teaching Strategies
The world has many different environments, and distinct environments support the life of different types of organisms. (K-4)
Details
Type Book ChapterPub Date 9/15/2013ISBN 978-1-936959-51-8Stock # PB335X1_3