Students will observe plants in their real environment, notice how sunlight and location affect them, and interview high school agriculture partners to understand how people help plants meet their needs. They will document observations and questions to define what plants need to live and grow healthy.

Students will gather deeper insights about plant needs by organizing interview information, observing patterns in sunlight and plant growth, and mapping how plants interact with their environment. They will synthesize user feedback and create visual experience maps that show relationships between plants, people, and places.

Students will analyze what plants need most in their environment and plan user-centered designs for their garden habitat models and Plant Knowledge Fair displays. They will define key plant “user” needs, prioritize usability (sunlight, water access, space), and create simple plant personas and design criteria to guide their upcoming prototypes.

Students will build a quick garden habitat prototype that shows how a plant meets its needs in a specific place, test it with classmates as users, and collect feedback to improve their design before the final version.

Students will refine their Kindergarten Garden Habitat Models and Plant Scientist Posters by analyzing usability feedback, improving clarity of plant needs and environment connections, and creating a simple evidence-based usability report to prepare for the Plant Knowledge Fair.

Students will launch and share their finalized plant models and posters during the Plant Knowledge Fair, demonstrating how plants meet their needs in specific environments and how people and plants change their surroundings. They will present evidence from their journals, ensure their displays are understandable for different visitors, and complete a final accessibility and evidence-based mastery check.

Students will observe how visitors and classmates interact with their Kindergarten Garden Habitat Models and Plant Scientist Posters, gather simple feedback, and revise their models and explanations to better show how plants meet their needs in specific environments.

Students will reflect on how they have grown as plant scientists and designers by revisiting their journals, models, and presentations, identifying evidence of their learning about plant needs, sunlight, environments, and how people and plants change their surroundings. They will share concrete examples of growth connected to BCPS competencies and celebrate their progress during the Plant Knowledge Fair.