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Subjects

• Science
• Math

Grades

• K-2
• 3-5
• 6-8

Brief Description

Students study the effects of varying amounts of water on common houseplants.

Objectives

Keywords

plants, water, houseplant

Materials Needed

• two each of several varieties of common houseplants, such as cactus and philodendron
• water
• paper or journals
• pens or pencils
• ruler

Lesson Plan

• Discuss the conditions most plants need to grow. Ask students to speculate what might happen if the conditions are changed in some way.
• Divide the class into small groups. Assign each group a pair of the same variety of plant.
• Have students place each pair of plants together so that each receives the same amount of sunlight.
• Tell students to give one plant in the pair lots of water and to give the second plant little water.
• Have students measure and record the growth of each plant over a specific period. (Depending on the types of plants, students may not see results for a week, two weeks, a month, or longer.)
• Have each group write a summary of the results and present the findings to the class.

Assessment

Lesson Plan Source

Submitted By

Lois Lewis

National Standards

Science:
  NS.K-4.1
  NS.K-4.3
  NS.K-4.4
  NS.5-8.1
  NS.5-8.3
  NS.5-8.4

Mathematics:
  NM.K-4.10

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