Pea Trellis Project – Lesson 2
OBJECTIVE
Students will understand different plants grow in different ways
Students will understand that gardeners and farmers help plants grow
Students will notice how their peas changed
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
What do plants need to grow?
How can I grow food?
MATERIALS
- The Surprise Garden by Zoe Hall or Plants Can’t Sit Still by Rebecca E. Hirsch
- Pea Trellis Designs Slideshow
- Chart Paper and Markers for each group
- Students Pea Project booklets
PROCEDURE
Introduction:
Review that last week students planted peas to grow pea shoots. Review the word trellis and why a trellis can help peas grow. Tell students that they will be designing their trellises today but are first going to explore how different plants grow in different ways. Read The Surprise Garden by Zoe Hall or Plants Can’t Sit Still by Rebecca E. Hirsch. Both have great illustrations of plants. Discuss how some plants crawl, climb, spread, etc. as you read.
Activity
After reading the story, discuss which plants like to have the support of a trellis. Show students the pea trellis design slideshow to give them a better understanding of some possible trellis designs.
Next, give students in groups time to make a collaborative drawing of the trellis they want to make for their pea shoots
Wrap Up/Assessment:
Gardeners should finish the lesson by making a science drawing of the pea shoots they planted last week in their Pea Project Booklet and should water their peas.
FOLLOW UP/EXTENSIONS
MA CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS
Science and Technology/Engineering
- K.ESS.2.2 Construct an argument supported by evidence for how plants and animals (including humans) can change the environment
- K.LS.1.1 Observe and communicate that animals (including humans) and plants need food, water, and air to survive. Animals get food from plants or other animals. Plants make their own food and need light to live and grow.
- K.LS.1.2 Recognize that all plants and animals grow and change over time.