K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12
Easy
1 hour 30 minutes
Biology Earth Science Science STEAM
ISTE 1.1 Empowered Learner
Students leverage technology to take an active role in choosing, achieving, and demonstrating competency in their learning goals, informed by the learning sciences.
ISTE 1.4: Innovative Designer
Students use a variety of technologies within a design process to identify and solve problems by creating new, useful or imaginative solutions.
NGSS Science and Engineering Practices
– Asking Questions and Defining Problems – Developing and Using Models – Planning and Carrying Out Investigations – Analyzing and Interpreting Data – Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking – Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions – Engaging in Argument from Evidence – Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
Root Bulb Stem Leaf Flower Nutrients
Plant bulbs are amazing containers! They store all the parts of a plant as well as the energy to help it grow when the conditions are just right! Can we trick a bulb into thinking it is time to bloom? In this activity, students customize a see-through planter to view how a bulb changes and grows as it blooms and conduct experiments based on the plant’s needs to produce different growing results.
Thematic Questions
Outcomes
Students will…
Standards:
Get Ready:
Production Time:
Print:
Assemble:
Rubric
Use this optional rubric for student self-reflection or formative feedback throughout the See Through Gardening experience.
Section 1 – Plan:
Section 2 – Customize and Create:
Section 3 – Use:
To force bulbs with rocks or other material in the bottom, have students:
To conduct growing experiments, have students:
Reflection Questions:
Help students consider…
Pro Tips:
Reimagine:
Remix:
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