It is quiet evident that the grade 3/4’s at David Maxwell are a very curious group. It was a perfect opportunity to stem their curiosities by bringing in plants for them to dissect. We have been talking about plants and their functions to survive, so I figured the best way to understand a plants function, is to look inside. Each group of students had plastic knives, aluminium pans, and magnifying glasses to explore with. There were 4 stations, with 4 different types of plants. Each plant had it’s own characteristics and were different from each other so they could write down a variety of observations. Many of the students noticed that when you cut the leaf, it had water droplets inside! They also said that the stem contained water in it as well. They were curious to see the different types of roots plants have, some were thick and some were thin! This was an overall excellent learning experience with the students, they were truly able to explore on their own combing information they learned in class with new findings through exploration.
Plant Exploration
