Flower Power

Grade Level: 1
Suggested Order: Week 6
Suggested Time: 1 hour
Lesson Type: Final Project (Medical Sciences and Wellness)
Overview
Students will learn about the many uses of plants, with an emphasis on flowers. They will learn how plants fit within food webs and ecosystems, and how all creatures depend on the process of pollination.
Vocabulary
Objectives
Required Project Materials
• Construction paper
• White papers
• Cut outs of flowers or vegetable
• Magazine with pictures of flowers and vegetables
• Crayons
• Colored pencils
• Extra sunflower seeds
• Flower pots
Multimedia Resources
• Thumbelina. Hans Christian Anderson, et.al. http://amzn.com/0307030016
• Sam Plants a Sunflower (with real seeds). Kate Petty. http://amzn.com/0836252594
• What if There Were no Bees? Suzanne Slade. http://amzn.com/140486394X