Essential Questions addressed are as follows:
-Why are plants important?
-What plants are common to the area in which we live?
-What does a plants lifecycle look like?
-How do you care for a plant?
It meets Common Core Standards:
SL.2.2- Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text real aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
W.2.7. Participate in shared reading and writing projects.
W.2.8. Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
It also meets NJ State Science Standard:
2-LS4-1. Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.
Graphic Organizers:
Flower Expert
Plant Lifecycle Graphic Organizer
World Flower Expert Organizer