In this lesson students will learn how to identify common plants by downloading the iNaturalist app. Students will review photosynthesis to understand how plants survive in the desert.
- Objectives
- Students will identify a native plant from Tucson by using the iNaturalist app.
- Students will draw the plant and explain how it goes through photosynthesis.
- Students will use the iNaturalist app to explore where this plant can be found.
- Grades: 6 to 8
- Time: One class period
- Author: G Matzkin
Arizona Standards Engaged
7.L2U1.12 Construct an explanation for how some plant cells convert light energy into food energy.
Lesson Plan
