Growing Plants
Lesson 1 – Plant Reproduction
Developed for: Charles Dickens Elementary School, Vancouver School District
Developed by: Shona Ellis (scientist), Paula Naylor and Susan Garber (teachers)
Grade Level: Presented to grades 3, 4, 5; appropriate for grades 2 – 7 with age appropriate
modifications.
Lesson 2 – Designing a Germination Experiment – Part 1
Developed for: Charles Dickens Elementary School, Vancouver School District
Developed by: Shona Ellis (scientist), Paula Naylor and Susan Garber (teachers)
Grade Level: Presented to grades 3, 4, 5; appropriate for grades 2 – 7 with age appropriate
modifications.
Lesson 3 – Designing a Germination Experiment – Part 2
Developed for: Charles Dickens Elementary School, Vancouver School District
Developed by: Shona Ellis (scientist), Paula Naylor and Susan Garber (teachers)
Grade Level: Presented to grades 3, 4, 5; appropriate for grades 2 – 7 with age appropriate
modifications.
Lesson 4 – Microscopy Exercises
Developed for: Charles Dickens Elementary School, Vancouver School District
Developed by: Shona Ellis (scientist), Paula Naylor and Susan Garber (teachers)
Grade Level: Presented to grades 3, 4, 5; appropriate for grades 2 – 7 with age appropriate
modifications.
Lesson 5 – Contrasting Landscapes, UBC Farm Field Trip
Developed for: Charles Dickens Elementary School, Vancouver School District
Developed by: Shona Ellis (scientist), Paula Naylor and Susan Garber (teachers)
Grade Level: Presented to grades 3, 4, 5; appropriate for grades 2 – 7 with age appropriate
modifications.
Lesson 6 – Effects of Salt on Germination
Developed for: Sir Guy Carleton Elementary School, Vancouver School District
Developed by: Shona Ellis (scientist), Joanne Finnamore and Joan Jung (teachers)
Grade Level: Presented to grades 4; appropriate for grades 2 – 7 with age appropriate modifications.
