Teachers you might want to introduce this lesson on plants with the book
TOPS & BOTTOMS by Janet Stevens
This is a fiction book about a bear who is tricked by a clever hare. It
would be an excellent introduction to the tops, middle, and bottoms of
vegetables and the parts that are edible.
Grade 2 Louisiana Grade Level Expectations
Science as Inquiry
The Abilities To Do Scientific Inquiry
1. Ask questions about objects and events in the environment (e.g.,
plants, rocks, storms) (SI-E-A1)
2. Pose questions that can be answered by using students� own
observations, scientific knowledge, and testable scientific investigations
(SI-E-A1)
4. Predict and anticipate possible outcomes (SI-E-A2)
9. Express data in a variety of ways by constructing illustrations,
graphs, charts, tables, concept maps, and oral and written explanations as
appropriate (SI-E-A5) (SI-E-B4)
10. Use a variety of appropriate formats to describe procedures and to
express ideas about demonstrations or experiments (e.g., drawings, journals,
reports, presentations, exhibitions, portfolios) (SI-E-A6)
Life Science
Characteristics of Organisms
28. Describe structures of plants (e.g., roots, leaves, stems, flowers,
seeds) (LS-E-A3)
29. Compare differences and similarities among a variety of seed plants (LS-
E-A3)
30. Identify physical characteristics of organisms (e.g., worms, amphibians,
plants) (LS-E-A4)
Life Cycles of Organisms
34. Describe inherited characteristics of living things (LS-E-B3)
Science and the Environment
45. Locate and identify plants and animals within an ecosystem (SE-E-A2)
