Mississippi Science L.1.1.5
The Standard
- L.1.1
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of the basic needs and structures of plants.
With teacher support, gain an understanding that scientists are humans who use observations and experiments to learn about the natural world. Obtain information from informational text or other media about scientists who have made important observations about plants (e.g., Theophrastus, Gregor Mendel, George Washington Carver, Katherine Esau).
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 use pictures, read-alouds, or videos to learn how people study plants. They name a plant scientist and tell what that person observed or tested.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can say that Mendel studied pea plants and noticed differences in their seeds. They can describe a plant detail they see and suggest a question they could test.
Common Misconceptions
- Some children think scientists only work in labs or wear lab coats. Others call a guess an observation, or think looking at a plant once is an experiment.
How to Assess It
- Read aloud: “Gregor Mendel grew pea plants. He noticed green and yellow peas.” Ask students to draw what he observed and tell how he learned about the plants.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Put bean seeds in two clear bags, one with a damp paper towel and one dry; have students predict and track what happens.
After a read-aloud about Mendel, ask, “What did he notice about pea plants, and what question could he test?”
Match picture cards of Mendel with pea plants and Carver with peanut plants; partners name one plant each scientist studied.
On a schoolyard walk, have students sketch one plant leaf and tell a partner what they noticed about it.
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