B1 Science · Term 2 Week 4: Life Cycles of Organisms

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B1.2.2.1.1 - Examine the structure of plants

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify and name at least four external parts of a young plant (roots, stem, leaves, and flower or flower bud, where present).
Uproot a young plant carefully and describe what they observe about its roots and other parts.
Draw a labelled picture of a young plant showing its main external parts.
Sort leaves collected from different plants and explain one way the leaves are alike and one way they are different.
Work with classmates to create a weed album using leaves from different local plants.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Cycles (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Life Cycles of Organisms (2.2)
Content standard: B1.2.2.1 - Demonstrate understanding of the life cycle of plants
Indicator: B1.2.2.1.1 - Examine the structure of plants
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 4 (Week 16 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Science Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 25
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Assist learners to uproot young plants from the school environment and bring them to class
- Learners examine the external parts of the plants (using hand lens if available),
- Draw the external parts and display drawings for discussion.
- Create weed albums using leaves of different plants