Sprouting Indian Corn

Lesson Plan:

Activity:

Lesson plan developed by Ms. Erika Geelhoed, BA Ed

Age Group:

School-Age

* Lesson plan objective and assessment can be adapted to use this activity with preschoolers.

Objectives:

Child will:

practice taking accurate and honest observations
practice making predictions

Sprouting Indian Corn

Washington Common Core Standard

EALR 2
Washington State Social Studies K–12 Learning Standard: EALR 2: INQUIRY
Big Idea: Inquiry (INQ)
Core Content: Making Observations

K-1 INQF Intellectual Honesty
- All scientific observations must be reported honestly and accurately.

Materials:

Dried Indian corn
Large pan
Water
Sprouting Indian Corn Observation Sheet (click here to save or print)

Procedure:

Prepare for the activity by removing the husk from the corn. Place the corn in the pan and fill with water until the cob is covered half way up.
Ask students for any predictions about what they think will happen to the corn.
Students will use their observation worksheets to record any change in the cob. Students will record every other day.
After the final day of the experiment, discuss the results with your class.

Assessment:

Review the observations sheets. Did students attempt to take accurate observations of what happened to the Indian corn?

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Supplies:
·         Pumpkin Shape cut-out
·         Construction paper
·         Glue
·         Scissors
·         Various art supplies such as yarn, foamies, buttons, googly eyes, colored pencils, crayons, etc…

Instructions: Read aloud Shoo, Crow! Shoo! by Dana Meachen Rau and Illustrated by Mary Galan Rojas. A story of a boy and girl working together to build a pumpkin head scarecrow. Let children use their imagination to create a scarecrow with a pumpkin head. Children that have difficulties cutting may need precut pieces of construction paper.