Botany as a science!

Botany as a science!

Watching group 1 deliver their lesson plans on botany as a science was very interesting. They did a ton of hands on activities and got the students extremely involved. Although at some times it felt a little out of control, they did a very good job teaching these 4th grade students science! To start the lesson, the group of teachers went over all the parts of the plants. This was a good start because it introduced the students to what they would be talking about throughout the next two days. To learn the names of the plant cell, the teacher had the student say and repeat them multiple times. This helped them remember what exactly they were talking about and what words they would be using later on during activities. 

On the second day the teaching group had a fun, hands on, riddle activity for the students to work on. Using riddles to figure out parts of a plant cell was a very interesting, cool way to get the students thinking. Every teacher went around with their riddle to every table and read it aloud. I liked this because it gave the students a opportunity to stop and just listen. This method of teaching kept the students interested because they were excited to hear the next riddle and try to figure it out. It also turned into a little competition because some students wanted to figure out the riddle before everyone else. Botany as a science is a very interesting subject and I think group 1 of teachers did a very good job presenting and teaching the information to our 4th grade students! 

Rap about parts of the plant cell that they used - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfvbEeunnp4