Growing Seeds Experiment
Overview
Students will observe and investigate the influence of changing temperature and precipitation on plant growth to better understand the climatic impacts to larger scale agriculture.
Activity Type:
Lesson
Target Grade Level:
K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Estimated Duration:
Varies
Topics:
Food Systems
Possible Connections to NGSS |
Performance Expectations K-ESS3-1: Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants and animals (including humans) and the places they live. K-PS3-1: Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface. 2-LS4-1: Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats. 3-LS3-2: Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment. 3-LS4-3: Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some less well and some not at all. 4-PS3-2: Make observations to provide evidence that energy can be transferred from place to place by sound, light, heat, and electric currents. 5-LS2-1: Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment. MS-LS1-5: Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms. MS-LS1-6: Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms. MS-LS2-1: Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem. HS-LS4-5: Evaluate the evidence supporting claims that changes in environmental conditions may result in (1) increases in the number of individuals of some species, (2) the emergence of new species over time, and (3) the extinction of other species. |
Created by:
Climate Kids
