Grades 1 – 2
Learn about the different kinds of plants and their lifecycles.
Students gain insight into what is needed for plants to survive – sunlight, nutrients, and water.
CT Grades PreK – 5 Core Scientific Inquiry, Literacy and Numeracy
Scientific Inquiry: Scientific inquiry is a thoughtful and coordinated attempt to search out, describe, explain and predict natural phenomena.
Scientific Literacy: Scientific literacy includes speaking, listening, presenting, interpreting, reading and writing about science.
SCIENTIFIC NUMERACY: Mathematics provides useful tools for the description, analysis and presentation of scientific data and ideas.
1.2 Living things have different structures and behaviors that allow them to meet their basic needs.
A 12 Describe the different ways that animals, including humans, obtain water and food.
A 13 Describe the different structures plants have for obtaining water and sunlight.
2.2 Plants change their forms as part of their life cycles.
A 19 Describe the life cycles of flowering plants as they grow from seeds, proceed through maturation and produce new seeds.