Today: you will be able to identify the different stages of the plant life cycle.

In your Science Journal:

• Conifer– a plant that makes seeds inside cones.

• Fruit—the part of the plant that contains the seeds.

• Life cycle—the series of changes that a living thing goes through during its lifetime.

• Seed—the first stage of most plans.

Plants have life cycles:

• A life cycle is the series of changes that a living thing goes through during its lifetime.

• Seeds are the first stage of most plants. They are produced when pollen is moved from one part of the plant to the other.

• Read page 28 in book.

In your Science Journal: Make a Graphic Organizer

Life Cycle of a Flowering Plant:

Life Cycle of a Flowering Plant:

Example: a seed is the first stage of

most plants.

Example: a seed is the first stage of

most plants.

In your Science workbook:

• Read pages 14-15 and answer the questions on page 15.

Tuesday:Planting a mystery seed.

• Today you will observe and participate in the process of preparing your own plant life cycle.

In your Science Journal:

1. OBSERVE: in your science journal, make a chart. Use a hand lens to closely look at your seeds. Draw the seed and record your observations.

Seed Growth Drawling Observations

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Preparing to plant your seed:

• Today we will prepare to plant our seed. • We will add dirt to our cups and observe our

seeds. • Make a prediction to what kind of seed you

are planting and why you think it is that kind of seed.

Wednesday: Conifers

Review:

• What does the roots do?• What does a stem do?• What do the leaves do on a plant?– Air and sun

• What is a conifer?• Define fruit.• What is usually the first stage of a plant?

Conifers

• Read page 30 in your textbook. • Conifers are plants that have cones rather

than fruits or flowers.• Conifers use their cones to reproduce. Seeds

grow inside the cones.

Lets Review: On a piece of paper

• What are two things that happen during a plant’s life cycle?

• Give me a sentence using the life cycle.• List three details about the life cycle of a

conifer• You see a plant that has white blossoms, and

small berries, with seeds inside. Is the plant a flowering plant of a conifer?