Sort Plant Life Cycle Science Station
Teach students about the Plant Life Cycle with a SORT about plant parts aligned with the Next Generation Science Stations for Third Grade. In this station, students sort five different plant parts into one of four categories: seed, seedling, flower, and fruit.
What is Included in the Plant Parts Sort Station
Included in the Sort about Plant Parts are:
- Larger table-group color sorting cards
- Smaller cut and paste sort for individual students
- Differentiated questions in short answer, fill-in-the-blank, and multiple-choice formats. Worksheet and task cards are included for some options.
- Answer key
Plant Parts Sort for Table Groups
There are two ways to do this sort. One way is in table groups where students collaboratively look at the images in the story and decide the stage of the plant’s life cycle: seed, seedling, flower, or fruit.
There are five plants: apple, pumpkin, watermelon, sunflower, and bean. All of the cards are labeled with the plant. Students need to figure out the stage of the life cycle.
This sort has colorful images that students analyze and decide the stage of the plant life cycle.
Cut and Paste Sort Option
The second way to do the sort is a cut and paste option. Students can do both options: sort color option as a whole group and the cut and paste option individually. Or you can choose to have students do only one option.
The cut and paste option is all in black and white and a worksheet format. Students look at the image and then sort it into the correct category: seed, seedling, fruit, and flower.
Differentiated Responses
Like all of our science stations, differentiated responses are available for students to demonstrate their understanding. Below is an example of the Short Answer worksheet. Fill-in-the-blanks and multiple-choice task cards are also available.
How to Purchase the Plant Parts Science Station
This Plant Parts Sort Science Station can be purchased on Teachers Pay Teachers. It is sold individually and part of a whole Life Cycles – Plant and Animals Stations. Also available is a Third Grade NGSS Science Station BUNDLE.
Also available is a 5E Unit all about Life Cycles – Plants and Animals. This 5E unit goes in-depth on Magnetism using the 5E process.
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