Lesson Plan

Curriculum Competency: 2. Explore the components of living systems. (L)

Big Idea: Plants make food through photosynthesis.

Objective: The students will recall the steps in the photosynthesis process.

Preparation
1. Introduce the term photosynthesis.
2. Explain to the students photosynthesis is the process by which plants make food using light.
3. Read and discuss photosynthesis through the story The Magic School Bus Gets Planted.
4. Teacher stops and asks questions throughout story to check for student comprehension.
5. Teacher explains each step of photosynthesis in detail to the students.

Guidance:
1. Students reflect on the photosynthesis process by completing a concept map.
2. Students use concept map to write a paragraph explaining photosynthesis.
3. The teacher walks around and monitor, providing help and feedback to students.

Application:
1. Students draw and label a plant and tell how each part function in the photosynthesis process.

Assessment: The students will compose a paragraph containing each step in photosynthesis.