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Program Title: Plants
Puppet: Pop-Up Plant Puppet
Program Length: 60 Min
Delivery Method: Video Conferencing
Program Provider: Center for Puppetry Arts  (No Taping Please)
Site Limit: 7 Schools
Additional Information
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*** NOTE: If no one is signed up 1 week prior to the program, this program will be cancelled.

Overview: Students will construct a puppet while learning about the various parts of a plant and their functions through learning activities. Students will also discuss photosynthesis, "meat eating" plants, and plants as food. This is a great arts and science lesson all in one!

NATURE OF SCIENCE STANDARDS
K-2

Indicator 1: Understand the nature and origin of scientific knowledge.
Note: Mastery is not expected at these grade levels.

Indicator 2: Apply the skills necessary to conduct scientific investigations.
Note: Mastery is not expected at these grade levels.

LIFE SCIENCE STANDARDS
K-2
 

Indicator 1: Understand the fundamental structures, functions, classifications, and mechanisms found in living things.

K.L.1.1. (Application) Sort living from non-living things.
1. L.1.1. (Application) Discover life needs of green plants.
1. L.1.2. (Knowledge) Identify the parts of a plant.
2. L.1.1. (Application) Classify plants according to similarities and differences.

Indicator 2: Analyze various patterns of inheritance and biological change.

1. L.2.1. (Comprehension) Describe physical similarities and differences between parents and offspring.
2. L.2.1. (Comprehension) Describe how flowering plants go through a series of orderly changes in their life cycle.

Indicator 3: Analyze how organisms are linked to one another and the environment.

1. L.3.1. (Application) Relate characteristics of plants and animals that allow them to live in specific habitats.
2. L.3.1. (Comprehension) Describe ways that plants and animals depend on each other.
2. L.3.2. (Comprehension) Associate adaptations in plants and animals in response to seasonal changes.
 

NATURE OF SCIENCE STANDARDS
3-5
 

Indicator 1: Understand the nature and origin of scientific knowledge.
Note: Mastery is not expected at these grade levels.

Indicator 2: Apply the skills necessary to conduct scientific investigations.
Note: Mastery is not expected at these grade levels.

LIFE SCIENCE STANDARDS
3-5
 

Indicator 1: Understand the fundamental structures, functions, classifications, and mechanisms found in living things.

3. L.1.1. (Knowledge) Identify the basic structures, functions, and needs of plants in relation to their environment.
3. L.1.3. (Comprehension) Describe life cycles, including growth and metamorphosis, of familiar organisms.

Indicator 3: Analyze how organisms are linked to one another and the environment.

3. L.3.1. (Comprehension) Describe how species depend on one another and on the environment for survival.
3. L.3.2. (Comprehension) Explain how environments support a diversity of plants and animals.
 

NOTE: Each site must audio mute upon connecting to the session to prevent voice activated moving of the cameras from site to site.

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