Exploring Plants
A Unit of Study for Third Grade

Lesson

Class Period(s)

Lesson Title

Technology Strand

Curriculum Area

1

2

Plant Parts – A WebQuest

Telecommunications
Societal Issues

Science

2

1

How Does Your Garden Grow? – Introducing Database

Database

Science

3

1

How Does Your Garden Grow? – Searching a Database

Database

Science

4

2

How Does Your Garden Grow? – Writing About Plants

Database
Keyboarding/WP/DTP

Language Arts
Science

5

1-2

How Does Your Garden Grow? – Calculating and Graphing with a Spreadsheet

Spreadsheet

Math

6

1

Learning About Plant Environments

Telecommunications
Societal Issues

Science

7

2-3

Where Plants Grow

Multimedia
Societal Issues

Science