1. Subject Science
Grade Level 5th
Grade in Primary School
Topic Plant growth
21th Century Learner’s competencies Creativity and Innovation
Time Frame
2 hours per week for 4 weeks, including
online activities
Week Contents
Week 1
◇ Analyzing actual problems and Seeking a solution
Objective: to find out the proper conditions for plant growth and to design an
appropriate technology pot that promotes plant growth in poor surroundings.
Activity: Think about the conditions required for plant growth and come up with an
appropriate technology pot by collecting data on existing plant factories.
Week 2
◇ Making an appropriate technology pot and Observing plant growth
Objective: To produce an appropriate technology pot and observe plant cultivation.
Activity: Create LED artificial sun that provides light by sensing the surrounding lights
and an automatic water supply device that provides water by sensing the humidity of
the soil.
Week 3
◇ Presentation of research results and debate on plant growth conditions
Objective: to find out elements affecting plant growth through comparative presentation
and analyses
Activity: Present students’ research, comparing the plant grown in a normal
surrounding with the plant grown in an appropriate technology pot, and debate on the
essential elements to promote plant growth.
Week 4
◇ Reconstructing knowledge and sharing
Objective : To reflect on what students learn and feel while cultivating plant in an
appropriate technology pot
Activity: Create and share an animation or game related to plant cultivation.
Exploring on plant growth with an appropriate
technology pot
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Project Overview
Evaluation Plan
Before starting the project While working on the project After completing the project
K-W-L-H Chart
Project Checklist
Investigation Checklist
Project Checklist
K-W-L-H Chart
Rubric for Line Graph
Presentation Checklist
Story Board
Cooperation Checklist
Reflection Report

2. Section Details
Time
Cons
umpt
ion
Objective
to find out the proper conditions for plant growth and to design an appropriate
technology pot that promotes plant growth in poor surroundings
Curriculum • To explain the environmental conditions for plant growth
21st century
competencies
• To understand changes in the global environment that makes
hard for plants to grow, and to select a solution by analyzing
the problematic situation.
• To diversely suggest new ideas on growing plants effectively
even in poor environment.
• To produce and manage an appropriate technology pot, and to
effectively plan and prepare time and resources needed to
observe the plant growth.
Pre-activi
ty
Discuss topics on global environment change and food shortage
*Discuss online before class by utilizing CLASSTING.
Bringing
of actual
problem
• Understand the effects of global environment change in plant cultivation
*Reflect on the results according to causes using Seeing Reason Tool
15′
Exploring
the
conditions
for plant
growth
• Exploring conditions needed for plants to grow well
*Record things already known and things wish to know using K-W-L-H
chart.
15′
Designing
an
appropriate
technology
pot
• Division of works for design, production, management and for the
observation of plant growth, and planning of the working time.
*Write the division of work and work plan by cooperating in real time
utilizing the Onenote Online.
*Examine the preparation situation of the project by utilizing the project
checklist
• Design the an appropriate technology pot that cultivate plants in poor
surroundings
-Collect data regarding the existing plant factory.
*Gather various forms of the data related to the plant factory by utilizing
Onenote Online
*Check the progress and investigate using project checklist.
-Design the new an appropriate technology pot (Provide proper lights, and
proper water)
* Classify and record the design direction by cooperating on the mind map
using OKmindmap in real time.
* Share the links to Onenote for project design, to Onenote collage collected
regarding plant factory and link to the Okmindmap of newly designed an
appropriate technology pot to the Classting Class.
50′
(Week1) 1st - 2nd periods.
Analyzing actual problems and Seeking a solution
Objective: to find out the proper conditions for plant growth and to design an appropriate technology
pot that promotes plant growth in poor surroundings (80’)

3. Evaluation K-W-L-H Chart, Project Checklist, Investigation Checklist
Presenting
task
Study on engineering design and programming in order to product the an appropriate
technology pot.
Section Details
Time
cons
umpt
ion
Objective
To produce an appropriate technology pot and observe plant cultivation
Curriculum • To design the experiments comparing the plant growth.
Objectives of 21st
century
competencies
• To design and produce an appropriate technology pot by
collecting existing knowledge on the plant growth.
• To divide the roles of teammates for the production of an
appropriate technology pot and to complete one’s tasks to
the utmost.
Pre-activi
ty
Study engineering design and programming for the production of an appropriate
technology pot.
* Study in advance through Classting Class the data which a teacher provides using
Office Mix.
Producing
the
an
appropriat
e
technolog
y pot
• Product new an appropriate technology pot
* Produce LED artificial sun and automatic water supply device by utilizing the
Intel Galileo Board
- Make a LED artificial sun that provides light by sensing the surrounding
lights.
- Make an automatic water supply device that provides water by sensing the
humidity of soil.
*Check the progress of the program using the project checklist.
70′
Planning
the
observatio
n plan
• Come up with a plan to observe the growth of a plant grown in the an
appropriate technology pot and normal surrounding, and to record.
* Divide the work related to individual observations and record the schedule
by utilizing the Onenote Online.
10′
Evaluation Project checklist
Presenting
task
Observe and record the plant growth of a plant grown in a an appropriate
technology pot and in a normal environment.
Section Details
Time
Cons
umpt
ion
Objective
to find out elements affecting plant growth through comparative presentation and
analyses
Curriculum
• To observe comparing the plant growth.
• To have attitudes to feel interest and curious, and observe.
(Week 2) 3rd - 4th periods.
Making an appropriate technology pot and Observing plant growth (80’)
(Week 3) 5th~6th periods.
Presentation of research results and debate on plant growth conditions

4. 21st century
competencies
• To find out actual elements that affect the plant growth after
comparatively observing the plant growth of plants grown in an
appropriate technology pot and in normal environment.
Pre-activi
ty
Observe and record the plant growth of plants grown in the an appropriate
technology pot and in normal surroundings.
* Gather the individual results through online using Excel Online.
* Obtain help in completing the graph with data using rubrics for line graph.
Presenting
the
observatio
n results
• To find out the elements affecting the plant growth by comparing the
observation results.
- Present the comparison of observation results.
*Evaluate the compiled graph using rubrics for line graph.
* Evaluate mutually the completion rate of the presentation and overall effects
using the presentation checklist.
60′
Analyzing
the result
- Debate on elements affecting the influence of plant growth.
* Suggest grounds that influence the observation results using Showing
Evidence Tool.
* Record findings using K-W-L-H chart.
20′
Evaluation K-W-L-H Chart, Rubrics for line graphs, and Presentation Checklist
Presenting
Task
Study on the topics related to plant cultivation, the apps and programing to make
games in relation to plant cultivation.
Section Details
Time
cons
umpt
ion
Objectives
To reflect on what students learn and feel while cultivating plant in an appropriate
technology pot
Curriculum
• To explain the functions of root, stalk, leaf, flower and fruits
of plants.
• To recognize the importance of life by cultivating plants.
21st century core
competencies
• To express and share effectively findings on plant cultivation
with the teammates,
Pre-activi
ty
Study apps and programming to make animations and games related to the plant
cultivation.
* Study in advance through Classting Class the data which a teacher provides using
Office Mix.
Reconstitu
ting
knowledge
• Express the realizations and things felt while cultivating the plant.
*Plan and check the expressions using the story board.
-(Optional activity #1). Create an animation related to plant cultivation
* Create an animation that reconstituted knowledge using Toontastic app.
-(Optional activity #2). Create a game related to plant cultivation
*Create a game that reconstituted knowledge using Scratch programming.
*Self-evaluate the cooperation competencies using cooperation checklist.
60′
Sharing
of
knowledge
• Share the realizations and things felt while cultivating plants.
- Present and share the animation on plant cultivation.
* Share the animation through Youtube.
20′
(Week 4) 7th
~8th
periods.
Reconstructing knowledge and sharing (80’)

5. - Present and share the game on plant cultivation.
* Share the game to Scratch online community.
* Share the links to animation and game in Classting Open Class.
* Self-evaluate the project with questions on reflection.
Evaluation Story Board, Cooperation Checklist, Questions on Reflection
Presenting
Task
Take care of plants continuously after the project and feel its importance.
Utilization of Online Tools
• Classting : Discuss topics on global environment change and food shortage, load data on investigation
of plant factory and design of an appropriate technology pot, approach to engineering plan and
programming to produce the an appropriate technology pot provided by the teacher through Office
Mix, and approach to study materials on apps and programming to create an animation and game
related to plant cultivation.
• Seeing Reason Tool : Reflect on the result according to causes in order to understand the influences
of global environment change to plant cultivation.
• OKmindmap : Classify and record the design direction of new an appropriate technology pot by
cooperating on the mind map in real time.
• Office Online : Divide works of gathering the various forms of data related to plant factory,
observing the plant growth, and recording, and record the work plan by cooperating through
Onenote online in real time, gather individual observation results on plant growth of plants grown in
a an appropriate technology pot and normal surrounding through Excel Online.
• Showing Evidence Tool : Suggest grounds that influence the observation results to debate on the
elements affecting the plant growth.