Dakota State University
College of Education
LESSON PLAN: Seed Dispersal
Name: _____Davita Kittelson___________________
Grade Level: ______10th Grade______
School: _____Deuel High School__________________
Date: ____Nov 29_______
Time: ___9:00, 10:00________
Reflection from prior lesson: Introduced myself to the students. Students completed flower anatomy Lab (Lab 47).
Lesson Goal(s) / Standards:
9-12.L.1.3. Students are able to identify structures and
function relationships within major taxa.
9-12.S.1.1. Students are able to explain ethical roles and responsibilities of scientists and scientific research.
Lesson Objectives:
Students, after the lesson, will be able to diagram the reproductive parts of a flower.
Students, after the lesson will be able to distinguish where fruits and seeds are derived from.
Students, after the lesson, will be able to describe the various methods of seed and fruit dispersal.
Materials Needed:
Laptop
-Power point Presentation
Projector
Seed Dispersal wks for each student
Computer for each student
-with internet connection
-Prezi.com
Contextual Factors/ Learner Characteristics: 10th grade biology class
Class 1- 13 students
Class 2A. The Lesson
1.
Introduction(about 10 minutes)
Go over lab with the students. Have students draw last diagram on board. Call on students to draw the pistil
and stamen and also label stigma, style, ovary, filament, and anther
2.
Content Delivery
a. Begin talking about fruits and seeds. Direct instruction will be given using Power point (7 minutes)
b. Power point will cover
1. What is a fruit? What is a seed?
2. What parts of a flower are seeds and fruits derived from?
3. Double fertilization
4. Why are fruits and seed important for reproduction?
1. Seed and Fruit Dispersal
c. Hand out Seed Dispersal coloring worksheet and assign numbers for coloring
d. Explain assignment (10 minutes). Students will be creating presentations with partners. They will be
using Prezi to create these. Ask students if they have ever used Prezi. If not show an example of a
Prezi. Explain they will be doing the Prezi on seed and fruit dispersal methods. Explain that each group
will be responsible for the assigned method (Expulsion, Wind, Water, and Animals (internal and
external). Hand out and go over rubric. Tell each student they will create one login per group.
1. 2 References cited using MLA
1. Students can use Easy Bib
2. Ex WEBPAGE
Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Page/Document". Title of the
Web Site. Sponsoring Organization, Publication/Updated Date. Web. Date of
Access. <URL>.
Students will present to the class on Monday Dec, 1nd and email the share link to Mrs. Lumberg
3.
Closure (include time allotment)
Students are allowed the rest of the class period to work on Prezi presentation
B. Assessments Used- Seed Dispersal Worksheet, Partner prezi presentation
C. Resources
Botany coloring Book
Prezi.com
Lesson Plan- Davita Kittelson
RUBRIC ATTACHED BELOW
Prezi Presentation Rubric: Seed Dispersal Method
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CATEGORY 5
4
3
Student Names:
1
0
Prezi is easy to read Prezi shows
Prezi is easy to
and shows logical
some
read, but lacks
organization
organization, in organization
but can be
hard to read at
times
Prezi is hard to
read
throughout the
presentation
and shows
little
organization
Prezi shows no
signs of
organization,
neatness, or
clarity
Prezi includes at
least 4 photos,
diagrams ,videos, or
animations
Prezi includes
three photos,
diagrams,
videos, or
animations
Prezi includes
two photos,
diagrams,
animations, or
videos
Prezi includes
one photo,
diagrams,
videos, or
animations
Prezi does not
include any
photos, diagrams,
videos, or
animations
Spelling &
Grammar
No spelling or
grammatical
mistakes on a Prezi
1-2 spelling or
grammatical
mistakes on a
Prezi
2-3 spelling or
grammatical
errors on the
Prezi.
3-4 spelling or
grammatical
errors on the
Prezi.
More than four
spelling or
grammatical
errors on Prezi
Working
Cooperatively
If working with
partners, both
partners equally
contribute to
presenting Prezi.
One partner
presents
significantly
more of the
Prezi than their
partner.
One Partner
presents the
entire Prezi
presentation.
No attempt is
made at working
cooperatively
1 Reference
cited using
correct MLA
format
1 Reference
cited, but
student used
incorrect MLA
format
No attempt is
made at citing
resources
PLAGARIZING
RESULTS IN A
ZERO FOR
THE
ASSIGNMENT!
Clarity,
Organization,
Neatness
Multimedia
Resources
Prezi includes
more than 4
photos, diagrams,
animations, or
videos
More than 2
2 References cited
references are
using correct MLA
cited using proper format
MLA format
2 References
cited, but
student used
incorrect MLA
format
Method of
More than 3
2 characteristics are
dispersal
characteristics of explained clearly.
Characteristics plants that use the
assigned method
of dispersal are
explained clearly
1
Characteristic
of plants that
use the
assigned
method is
explained
clearly.
Plant
Examples
1 plant is
identified
(including
photo,
common &
scientific
names) that
More than 2
plants are
identified that use
the assigned
method of
dispersal
(including photos,
2 plants are
identified (including
photos, common &
scientific names)
that use the assigned
method of dispersal.
2
No characteristic
of plants using
the assigned
method are
explained
2 plants are
identified that
use the assigned
method of
dispersal, but
photos or
common &
1 plant is
identified that
uses the
assigned
method of
dispersal, but
photo or
No plants are
identified as
using the
assigned method
of dispersal
common, and
scientific names)
Time
uses the
assigned
method of
dispersal.
Prezi Presentation is Prezi
3-5 minutes long
Presentation is
2-3 minutes
long
scientific names common &
are not included scientific name
is not included
Prezi
presentation is
1.5-2 minutes
long
Prezi
Students do not
presentation is present their
less than 1.5
Prezi
minutes long
Reflection
The lesson worked very well overall. Going over the lab answers as a class was a good
way to keep the students involved. It also gave them a chance to describe why alternative
answers would be accepted. Students followed the notes with enthusiasm. Having a copy of the
notes with blanks for the students to fill them in was a good idea. It allowed the students to take
notes, but also pay attention because they were not too busy writing.
The assignment that I had the students do was a Prezi presentation. Having the rubric
allowed the students to know how they were going to be graded. I went over the rubric each
section at a time and addressed individual questions. I feel as if this was a great assignment. The
students get practice citing sources, presenting, researching, and using technology. Having it
count as a test grade made the students take this assignment seriously. I felt more interaction
from the students during this lesson. I felt more comfortable in front of the students and began to
know their names and personalities.