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Sowing Seeds: the Beginning of the Fast Plant Life Cycle Lesson PlanSowing Seeds: the Beginning of the Fast Plant Life Cycle Lesson Plan
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Sowing Seeds: the Beginning of the Fast Plant Life Cycle

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Students plant seeds, observe and tend plants. They identify major plant parts, how to germinate and troubleshoot problems with plants; and, that plants need water, light, and soil nutrients to thrive. They create a Plant Growth Data Log.

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life cycles, seeds

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growth, lifecycle, plants, seeds, wisconsin fast plants, math
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Grade
3rd - 4th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
14 days
Instructional Strategy
Inquiry-Based Learning
Technology
Video

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