Bean Plots

by Sarah Bailey

This lesson combines plant science with measurement and line plot graphing. Students will research plant needs through books and media to plan and conduct an experiment which tests different growing condition for lima bean plants. After sufficient growth time, students will measure and plot the size of various plants under different conditions to decide what worked best.

Lesson Grade Level

2nd Grade

Lesson Plan Link/URL

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15tLmhDlhk49bZgZdKhLl8D_bKfKJfprq/edit?u…

Subject Area

Science Life Science L2: Organisms & Energy Mathematics Measurement and Data (MD) English Language Arts (ELA) Reading (Literature)

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