Grade 3 Science Unit - Growth and Changes in Plants

1. School Garden (ongoing)

1.1. Traditional foods

1.2. Germination and planting process

1.3. Native plants/ flowers

2. Importance of Plants to Haudenosaunee

2.1. Traditional foods/ sustenance

2.2. Kayanase Greenhouse Trip

2.3. Traditional medicines/ remedies

2.4. Three Sisters

2.5. Social dances/ songs related to seeds, planting, harvest (local knowledge keeper)

3. Interconnectedness

3.1. Plants & animals - dependence on each other for survival

3.2. Authentic activism (integrate media literacy)

3.3. Environmental conditions that threaten plant/ animal survival

4. Plant parts

4.1. Physical/ Artistic representation

4.2. Beans growing activity

4.3. Corn husk doll activity

5. Plant needs

5.1. Outdoor observation

5.2. Physical/ Artistic Representation

5.3. KWL