Plants: Supplemental Guide CA | Culminating Activities 185Exploring Student Resources
Materials: Domain-related student websites
Pick appropriate websites from the Internet or from the websites listed in
the Introduction for further exploration of topics covered in plants.
Videos of Plants
Materials: Videos of plants
Carefully peruse the Internet for short (five minutes or less) videos related
to topics already in this domain.
Prepare some questions related to the videos.
Discuss how watching a video is the same as and different from listening
to a story book or a read-aloud.
Have students ask and answer questions using question words who,
where, and what regarding what they see in the videos.
Leaf Rubbings
Materials: drawing paper, drawing tools
If it is possible to take the class outdoors, have students collect leaves
that have fallen to the ground to make leaf rubbings.
Fruits and Seeds
Materials: Image Cards 5–12; fruits/vegetables represented in
Image Cards (optional)
Play a guessing game using Image Cards 5–12 (various fruits and seeds).
Have students guess which seed goes with which fruit.
If possible, bring in the actual fruit (grape, tomato, orange as well as
apple, strawberry, cherry, watermelon) and their seeds. Have students
match the seed with the fruit.
You may wish to slice the fruits and give each student a sample of the fruit.
Note: Be sure to follow your school’s policy regarding food distribution
and allergies.