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