Make Room for Mushrooms: Part 1
by Jule Abeytia
Explore the world of fungi by exposing students to how mushrooms grow, the differences between plants and fungi, growing mushroom examples in the classroom, dissecting various mushroom samples and applying knowledge of the life cycle of mushrooms. This engaging lesson includes a variety of resources and the link to Part 2!
Lesson Grade Level
3rd GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NqslodJG1mqjpEBUw3fd8izXfWm2ChcV/edit?u…Subject Area
Science Life Science L1: Cells L2: Organisms & Energy Technology 6. Creative Communicator Engineering S4: Apply Science to Engineering English Language Arts (ELA) Reading (Informational Text)
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