MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

2017-2018 District Pacing Guide

GRADE 1 Course Code: 5020020 / Access Code: 77120020

Pacing / Date(s)
14 Days / 02-20-18 to 03-09-18
QSBA Q3 assessment window / 04-02-18 to 04-13-18

Body of Knowledge: L: Life Science - N: Nature of Science

TOPIC X: Plant Structures

NeXT Generation Sunshine State Standard(s) / ESSENTIAL CONTENT / OBJECTIVES / INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS /
Big Idea 14: 0rganization and Development of Living Organisms
SC.1.L.14.2 Identify the major parts of plants, including stem, roots, leaves, and flowers. Cognitive Complexity: Level 1: Recall
Big Idea 1: The Practice of Science
SC.1.N.1.1 Raise questions about the natural world, investigate them in teams through free explorations, and generate appropriate explanations based on those explorations. Cognitive Complexity: Level 3: Strategic Thinking & Complex Reasoning
SC.1.N.1.2 Using the five senses as tools, make careful observations, describe objects in terms of number, shape, texture, size, weight, color, and motion, and compare their observations with others. Cognitive Complexity: Level 2: Basic Application of Skills & Concepts
SC.1.N.1.4 Ask “how do you know” in appropriate situations. Cognitive Complexity: Level 2: Basic Application of Skills & Concepts
Access Points - see p. 2
LAFS, MAFS, and CS on p. 3 / A. Plant Parts
1. Root
a. Identify part and location
2. Stem
a. Identify part and location
3. Leaf
a. Identify part and location
4. Flower
a. Identify part and location
B. Practice of Science
1. Ask questions
2. Investigate
3. Freely Explore
4. Collaborate with a partner
5. Observe using five senses
6. Describe objects
7. Compare Observations
8. Collect and record data
9. Ask “How do you know?” / · Explore and investigate plants and their plant parts.
· Observe a real flowering plant and identify its major parts, including stem, roots, leaves, and flowers.
· Compare and contrast major plant parts
· Locate major parts of plants on several types of plants.
· Identify major parts of a plant on a diagram.
· Keep records, including pictures and writing, of investigations through the use of a science journal/notebook.
Essential Questions
·  What are the major parts of a plant?
·  How do the different parts of a plant help it grow?
Related Programs
Fairchild Challenge, Dream in Green, Elementary Garden – see p. 4 / Text Book: Scott Foresman
Chapter 3, pp 68-75
Instructional Resources Gr. 1 Quarter 3
SC.1.L.14.2 Plant Structures
Vocabulary:
Plants, stem, root, leaves, flower
Technology: (see p. 5)
Strategies:
Use the Five E’s, Inquiry, Think/Pair/Share, Centers/Stations.
o  ELL:
o  Enrichment:
o  SPED:
Assessment:
Teacher Observation, Portfolio Assessments, Lesson Check Point, Journal, Lab Report
Florida Science Workbook, pp. 27-28a
Activity Book Rubrics, pp. 37-38, 45, 48, 50, T62, T64
Labs: (see p. 4)
Scott Foresman Grade 1
Quick Activity TE p. 68, 72,
Guided inquiry: How do desert leaves hold water? pp. 40-41
Guided inquiry: Which leaf shape drips faster? pp. 74 - 75
Activity Flip Chart: p. 6 (TE p.49E)
AIMS Science Florida 1st Grade:
· Plants and Their Parts, pp. 255-258
· Root Study, pp. 259-262
· Stem Study, pp. 263-268
· Super Tuber, pp.269-272
BENCHMARK
SC.1.L.14.2 Identify the major parts of plants, including stem, roots, leaves, and flowers. / Additional Resources
ACCESS POINTS
http://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewStandard/Preview/1592
SC.1.L.14.In.2: / Identify the leaf, flower, and stem of a plant.
SC.1.L.14.Su.2: / Recognize the leaf and flower of a plant.
SC.1.L.14.Pa.2: / Recognize that plants have leaves.
SC.1.N.1.1 Raise questions about the natural world, investigate them in teams through free explorations, and generate appropriate explanations based on those explorations.
ACCESS POINTS
http://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewStandard/Preview/1566
SC.1.N.1.In.1: / Request information about the environment.
SC.1.N.1.Su.1: / Ask questions about common objects in the environment.
SC.1.N.1.Pa.1: / Recognize common objects in the environment.
SC.1.N.1.2 Using the five senses as tools, make careful observations, describe objects in terms of number, shape, texture, size, weight, color, and motion, and compare their observations with others.
ACCESS POINTS
http://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewStandard/Preview/1567
SC.1.N.1.In.2: / Use careful observation to identify objects based on size, shape, color, or texture.
SC.1.N.1.Su.2: / Recognize differences in objects through observation of size, shape, or color
SC.1.N.1.Pa.2: / Recognize common objects as the same.
SC.1.N.1.4 Ask “how do you know” in appropriate situations
ACCESS POINTS
http://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewStandard/Preview/1569
SC.1.N.1.In.4: / Ask a question about a science investigation.
SC.1.N.1.Su.1: / Ask questions about common objects in the environment.
SC.1.N.1.Pa.1: / Recognize common objects in the environment.

Health, Language Arts, and Math benchmarks should be integrated in appropriate topics throughout the year.:

LANGUAGE ARTS: READING INFORMATIONAL TEXT
LAFS.1.RI.1: Key Ideas & Details
BENCHMARK CODE / BENCHMARK
LAFS.1.RI.1.1 / Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
LANGUAGE ARTS: WRITING
LAFS.1.W.3: Research to Build and Present Knowledge
BENCHMARK CODE / BENCHMARK
LAFS.1.W.3.8 / With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
LANGUAGE ARTS: SPEAKING AND LISTENING SKILLS
LAFS.1.SL.1: Comprehension and Collaboration
BENCHMARK CODE / BENCHMARK
LAFS.1.SL.1.1 / Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
MATHEMATICS: MEASUREMENT AND DATA
MAFS.1.MD.3: Represent and interpret data.
BENCHMARK CODE / BENCHMARK
MAFS.1.MD.3.4 / Organize, represent, and interpret data with up to three categories; ask and answer questions about the total number of data points, how many in each category, and how many more or less are in one category than in another.
COMPUTER SCIENCE: Body of Knowledge
BENCHMARK CODE / BENCHMARK
SC.K2.CS-CS.1.1 / Define simulation and identify the concepts illustrated by a simple simulation (e.g., growth, human health, and the butterfly life cycle).
Supplemental Resources
Content / Title
District PowerPoint / Plant Structures / Plant Structures SC.1.L.14.2
Plants and their Parts Labs / Searching for Stems, pp. 273-276
Observe a Leaf, pp. 277-278
Leaf Safari, pp. 279-282
This is My Flower, pp. 283-286
Inside a Seed, pp. 287-290
The Seed Within, pp.291-296
Plant Part Mark Up, pp. 297-302
Plant Parts, pp.303-304 / AIMS Science Florida 1st Grade
Plants and their Parts / Lab Zone Activities Chapter 5:
How Can You Observe Roots?
Why Does a Plant Need Leaves? / https://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com/snpapp/login/login.jsp
If not registered, select “Register Here” button. Under teachers click Register and enter Pearson access code: 542470 (same for all MDCPS and grade levels) and school zip code. Log in. Click on the Grade 1 Take It to the Net. Select Lab Zone Activities, Unit A Life Science.
Plants and their Parts / Chapter 4 Active Art: Plants grow and Change
Game: Bean Plant Cycle
Song: That’s a Life Cycle / https://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com/snpapp/login/login.jsp
Log in. Click on the Grade 1 Take It to the Net. Select Games, Unit A Life Science.
Plants / Observing Plants / http://science.dadeschools.net/elem/documents/resourceGuide/K-2ResourceGuideNGSSS/SC.2.L.17.1ObservingPlants.pdf
Living parts of environments / Plants and Animals in local environment / BBC Science Clips
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/6_7/plants_animals_env.shtml
Literature connections / Wonderworks Reading Anthology / Time to Plant, The Big Yucca Plant, How Plants Grow
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden / The Fairchild Challenge / http://www.fairchildgarden.org/education/the-fairchild-challenge
GSC Activities for
Elementary Schools / GSC Activities for
Elementary Schools / http://science.dadeschools.net/elem/InstructionalResources/instiPartners.html
http://dreamingreen.org/green-schools-challenge/
Gardening Resource Lessons / Gardening for Grades /

http://faitc.org/teachers/gardening-for-grades/

Visual & Performing Arts Connections /
Click on the links below to access lessons and resources that are aligned to Music and Visual Arts standards, content, and/or strategies.
Grade 1 Music- http://vpa.dadeschools.net/primarypath-km.html
Grade 1 Visual Arts - http://vpa.dadeschools.net/primarypath-kv.html
Standard:
SC.1.L.14.2 / Identify the major parts of plants, including stem, roots, leaves, and flowers.
/ Video / Plant Parts and Their Uses
Parts of a Plant
Introduction: Roots and Stems
Introduction: Fruits and Seeds
Stem
Roots
Leaves
Plants with Flowers
/ Fun-damental / Getting to Know Plants
/ Skill Builder / How Plants Grow: Plant, Label and Look
/ Science Content Collection / Plants and Their Parts
Standard:
SC.1.N.1.1 / Raise questions about the natural world, investigate them in teams through free explorations, and generate appropriate explanations based on those explorations.
/ Video / Three Main Parts of a Plant
Water Travels from the Roots to the Leaves of a Plant
Standard:
SC.1.N.1.2 / Using the five senses as tools, make careful observations, describe objects in terms of number, shape, texture, size, weight, color, and motion, and compare their observations with others.
/ Video / Parts of A Plant
Plants
The Tallest, Largest, and Oldest Living Things

Office of Academics and Transformation– Department of Science – Science Topic X Page 2 of 5

Third Nine Weeks 2017-2018