the sunflower house
Students hear the story The Sunflower House by Eve Bunting and plant a sunflower to take home. They also dissect a seed; observe and compare different seeds; set up an experiment for their classroom with seeds; and learn about the life cycle and parts of plants.
Materials Fee: $1.50 per student
Grades K-2
Length: ~90 minutes
Satisfies these GA Performance Standards for Science:
Kindergarten:
Characteristics of Science - Habits of Mind: SKCS1 a
Nature of Science: SKCS6 c
Content - Life Science: SKL1 a, c; SKL2 b
Grade 1:
Characteristics of Science - Habits of Mind: S1CS5 a, b
Content - Life Science: S1L1 a, c
Grade 2:
S2L1 a, c; S2CS1; S2CS7 d
