Deliverable
📝 Our Model Improvement Plan
K-LS1-1
K-ESS2-2
K-ESS3-1
Assessment
Reflection
Essential Question
Submission Required
Each student completes a simple drawing plan: three boxes labeled “Keep,” “Change,” and “Add.” Students draw or dictate one idea in each box about their poster or habitat model. Teacher scribes student reasoning using the frame: “I will change ___ because ___.”
Plan day
Day 9
Duration
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Grouping
Individual
Steps
5 steps
Lesson plan
5 steps| # | What teachers do |
|---|---|
| 1 | [5 min] Gather around the 'plant journal' wall and share one observation from your plant journals. |
| 2 | [10 min] Using your 'Keep, Change, Add' drawing plan, choose one thing you want to keep the same, one thing you want to change, and one thing you want to add to your model or poster. |
| 3 | [5 min] Share your plan with a partner and discuss why you want to make these changes. |
| 4 | [5 min] Teacher gathers feedback as students present their revised models and ideas to the class. |
| 5 | [5 min] Discuss as a class what parts of the plant models were key for showing plant needs successfully. |
Preparation (1 item)
- Prepare 'Keep, Change, Add' drawing plans for each student with visual icons to help them understand the task.
Student-facing instructions
Today, you'll better your plant models and posters by thinking about what to 'Keep, Change, and Add.' You'll work with classmates to see how your models can be improved. Each plan helps show how plants meet their needs in their environment. Use materials like pencils and crayons to update your drawings.