Target Student Performance
Students (a) use data from their investigations to develop evidence-based arguments about how matter moves and changes and how energy changes when plants grow, move, and function; and (b) identify unanswered questions about matter movement and matter change that the data are insufficient to address.
Resources You Provide
- (From previous lesson) 3.3 Plants in the Light and Dark Class Results 11 x 17 Poster
- (From previous lesson) 3.3 Observing Plants in the Light and Dark Worksheet
- (From previous lesson) 3.4 Observing Plants Mass Changes, Part 2 Worksheet (GL or PT)
- (From previous lesson) 3.4 Plants’ Mass Changes Class Results 11 x 17 Poster (GL or PT)
Resources Provided
- 3.5 Evidence-Based Arguments Tool for Plants (1 per student)
- 3.5 Assessing the Evidence-Based Arguments Tool for Plants
- 3.5 Evidence-Based Arguments Tool for Plants PPT
- Carbon TIME Growing Plants Video
Recurring Resources
- Three Questions Handout (Color Version) (1 per student)
- Three Questions Handout (BW Version) (1 per student)
- Learning Tracking Tool for Plants
- Assessing the Learning Tracking Tool for Plants
Setup
Print one copy of 3.5 Evidence-Based Arguments Tool for Plants for each student. Make sure that the 3.3 Plants in the Light and Dark Class Results 11 x 17 Poster and 3.4 Observing Plants’ Mass Changes Class Results 11 x 17 Posters from previous activities are available. Prepare your computer and projector for the 3.5 Evidence-Based Arguments Tool for Plants PPT. Set up computer, speakers, and projector for students to view the Carbon TIME Growing Plants Video.