Mississippi Science L.1.1.1
The Standard
- L.1.1
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of the basic needs and structures of plants.
Construct explanations using first-hand observations or other media to describe the structures of different plants (i.e., root, stem, leaves, flowers, and fruit). Report findings using drawings, writing, or models.
2026 Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Science · Hierarchical Organization
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students look closely at real plants or clear pictures to find roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruit. They draw or model the parts they see and describe how two plants differ.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student labels visible parts on two different plants. They can point to a detail in each plant to explain a difference, such as leaf shape or the presence of flowers.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think roots are missing when they cannot see them below the soil. They may call every round plant part a fruit or assume every plant has flowers and fruit at the same time.
How to Assess It
- Show photos of an uprooted bean plant and a tomato plant with flowers and fruit. Ask students to label the parts they can see and draw one difference between the plants.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a sprouted bean and a tomato plant photo to sketch, then have them label only the parts they can see.
Show photos of a dandelion and a tomato plant; ask, "Which parts can you see on both, and what looks different?"
Have students match root, stem, leaf, flower, and fruit cards to visible parts on two plant photos, then check with a partner.
Cut open a tomato, then show a photo of it growing on a plant and ask students to draw where the fruit grew.
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