Examining Curriculum Materials: Food For Plants

Examining Curriculum Materials: IC - Lesson/Activity Purpose

Learning Goal: Benchmark 5E6-8 #1: Food provides the fuel and the building material for all organisms. Plants use the energy from light to make sugars from carbon dioxide and water. This food can be used immediately or stored for later use.

Name of material: Food for Plants by Kathy Roth

Major Criterion	Indicators - What must a material do to meet the criterion?	Yes or No	Justification and Citation How does the material meet this indicator? OR Why does this material fail to meet this indicator? Be sure to give specific examples
Criterion C: Justifying lesson/activity sequence Does the material involve students in a sequence of activities that takes the students' perspectives into account and systematically builds toward understanding of the learning goals?	1. The activities are systematically sequenced.
	2. The sequence of activities reflects consideration of students' initial ideas and skills and builds strategically toward a more accurate understanding of the learning goals
	3. The material provides teachers with the rationale for the sequence, making clear the function of each activity in relation to the overall sequence of activities.