Students are taken to the greenhouses and asked to explore them
looking for a plant to adopt. The students have to explain why
they have adopted that plant: food, water, camouflage, to
protect, for protection, or to pollinate. Materials Needed:
Students, Greenhouses - Docent leads students to the
greenhouses. - Docent explains activity and prompts students to
think why a plant-insect relationship could be important. -
Students are told they have to 1)have a good reason why they
want to adopt that plant: food, protection, shelter, etc. and 2)
tell 3 people why they chose that plant. One person has to be a
teacher or Docent. - Students are told they have seven minutes
to explore the greenhouses and choose a plant. - Students are
then sent into the greenhouses to explore. Alabama Course of
Study for Science This activity meets goals specified for
grades: - K–#âs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 14, 15, 19 - 1st–#âs 1, 2, 3, 4,
5, 11, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27 - 2nd–#âs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 20,
23, 25, 26 - 3rd–#âs 1, 2, 3, 4, 32, 37 -