Educating Our Eagles - Issue 21

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL:
Plant Variations
Students in third grade will examine different types of apples and compare them. They will complete
a data gathering chart to compare type, size, color, shape, texture, and taste. Students will be asked
questions to guide a comparison discussion like: Which apple was the largest? Which apple was
the sweetest? Which apple was the juiciest? Using the data collected, students will apply it to understand
how farmers can grow the biggest, juiciest, most delicious apples.
As a result of instruction, students will be able to:
• recognize plant species have variations.
• understand traits can be inherited.
Observations:
Students enjoyed comparing different types of apples. They were surprised how different the tastes were.
Students were able to understand how one species can have many different variations in color, size, shape,
texture, and taste.
MA Standards:
3-LS3-1 Provide evidence, including through the analysis of data, that plants and animals have traits inherited
from parents and that variation of these traits exist in a group or similar organisms.
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