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; The Nature of Science-SKCS6-c; Content: Life Science-SKL1-a, c; SKL2-b  

First Grade: Characteristics of Science: Habits of Mind- S1CS5-a, b; Content: Life Science-S1L1-a, c