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Grade 3
Understanding Life Systems: Growth and Changes in Plants
1.1 assess ways in which plants are important to humans and other living things, taking different points of view into consideration and suggest ways in which humans can protect plants.
1.2 assess the impact of different human activities on plants, and list personal actions they can engage in to minimize harmful effects and enhance good effects.
2.1 follow established safety procedures during science and technology investigations (e.g. never taste any part of a plant without being instructed by a teacher.)
2.2 observe and compare the parts of a variety of plants.
2.4 investigate ways in which a variety of plants adapt and or react to their environment, including changes in their environment, using a variety of methods.
2.6 use appropriate science and technology vocabulary including stem m leaf, root, pistil, stamen, flower, adaptation and germination.
3.1 describe the basic needs of plants, including air water light warmth and space.
3.2 identify the major parts of plants, including root, stem, flower, stamen, pistil, leaf, seed, and fruit, and describe how each contributes to the plan’s survival within the plants environment.
3.3 describe the changes that different plants undergo in their life cycles.
3.4 describe how most plants get energy to live directly from the sun and how plants help other living things to get energy from the sun.
3.5 describe ways in which humans from various culture, including Aboriginal people, use plants for food shelter, medicine and clothing.
3.6 describe ways in which plants and animals depend on each other
3.8 identify examples of environmental conditions that may threaten plant and animal survival.
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