Group 4: Plant Classification Day 1

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It was our groups first day of presenting Plant Classification!


Overall, it went well went well. We taught the class back plant classification, vascular and non vascular plants, and the four different plant groups  which are broken down: 

1) Mosses and liverworts- plants that do not have roots.
2) Ferns- plants that have roots and produce spores.
3) Coniferous trees- plants that have roots as well as needle shaped leaves and cones.
4) Flowering plants- plants that have flowers and root systems that produce seeds
I think my peer group members did a good job, aside from some nervous jitters. 

We used the method of a slideshow, with an assistance of a note packet that followed along with the information on each slide, then we did a word bank independent practice. At first, it was confusing for the students to follow along. Then the student's did a good job of correctly filling out their packet and following along. 


We set up a separate slide for each plant in the plant group listed above each one and talked about the characteristics of each group. 

The students had a hard time remembering certain words that pertained to each plant group but once we asked them to repeat it multiple times, they caught on. There were certain moments in our presentation where it seemed like we were off track or talking about something that was completely different, but the group always made sure to relate it back to the topic of plant classification. In the end, I think our direct instruction lesson went very well and we explained the information very clearly. 

Overall, our students learned a lot of new information and the student teacher did a great job!






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