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Lesson Plan

Plant Life Cycle – Brassica

Subject Science
Grades 3-5

Introduction

How do plants grow and change? What do plants need in order to survive? In this lesson, students will plant brassica seeds and care for their growing plant. Students will document their observations in a plant journal.

Learning Objectives

3-LS1-1. Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.

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