Summary
The students will investigate the life cycle of a pumpkin by researching using a variety of texts and by asking questions of the expert at the Ashland Berry Farm. Using the iPads, the students will take pictures in the pumpkin patch of the parts of a pumpkin’s life cycle and they will organize that information into a Popple. The students will then summarize the life cycle of a pumpkin using the Sock Puppet app on the iPad.
TIPC Ratings
This lesson is Entry for Research and Information Fluency. The teacher is providing the students with the books to gather information on the life cycle of a pumpkin. The students are using Popplet Lite to assemble the information they found.
This lesson falls in Developing for Communication & Collaboration. The students are working in small groups to accomplish the class assignment. The students are using the Sock Puppet app to explain the life cycle of a pumpkin.
This lesson is Entry for Critical Thinking & Problem Solving. The students are completing the life cycle of a pumpkin through recollection of knowledge gathered in research.
This lesson falls in the Developing range for Creativity & Innovation. The students were working on a class assingment that blended technology and some personal choice. The students summarized the life cycle of a pumpkin using the provided digital tools.
Student Artifact
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Pumpkin Life Cycle’s Pop
Contents:
- Lesson Plan
- Popplet Pumpkin Life Cycle Examples
- Sock Puppets Summary Video
- Photo From Pumpkin Patch
- Completed Hands-On Activity From Stations
