My Mimic Maker Journal
Investigations in life science
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What do you know about plants?
Draw pictures and use words to describe what you know about plants.
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Plant Sort
Sort each fruit and vegetable into a group below..
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Sorting Groups
Roots
Seeds
Fruit
Stem
Leaves
Flower
Scavenger Hunt
Go on an outdoor scavenger hunt. Can you find examples of each part?
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Sorting Groups
Roots
Seeds
Fruit
Stem
Leaves
Flower
Parts of A Plant
Draw and label the parts of the plant.
stem, leaves, flower, seeds, roots
Can you draw and label the missing part?
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Leaves
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Leaf Rub
Leaf Sort
Leaf Submerge
New Ideas & Facts
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Plant Growth
How does a bean plant respond to different levels of sunlight?
Directions: Germinate three beans., then plant the seedlings in soil.. Over two weeks record the different responses to sunlight.
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Full Sun
Partial Sun
No Sun
Week
#1
Week
#2
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Claim, Evidence, Reasoning
I claim _________________________________________
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My evidence is ___________________________________
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My reasoning is __________________________________
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(Example: I claim plants move toward sunlight.
My evidence is my plant grew toward the sun.
Leaves move towards sunlight so they can make food.
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Leaf Discoveries
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List everything you’ve learned about a leaf.
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Mimic Makers Meets
the Curious Garden
Write your ideas below:
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Read the CURIOUS GARDEN by Peter Brown. Make a list of problems with the dreary city.
Draw and label a picture(s) of the problems.
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Mimic Makers Meets
the Curious Garden
Write your ideas below:
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Using your leaf discoveries, transform a dreary city into a green clean city!
Draw and label a picture of your new leaf-inspired city!
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Mimic Makeover
Using your leaf-inspired ideas, transform a space in your classroom or school.
Draw a picture and use words to describe your idea.
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My Invention
My invention_____________________________________
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