
Make Room for Mushrooms: Part 2
by Jule Abeytia
Continue the exploration of fungi and harvest the grown mushrooms in the classroom with this engaging lesson! Students will build a model of a chosen mushroom type, taste test and record observations of harvested mushrooms and apply the understanding of structures and functions to the general mushroom. Students will also revisit the idea of how plants and fungi are the same and different. Links to a variety of resources are included along with the link to Part 1.
Lesson Grade Level
3rd GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1DM_G50kJ7Ze2Qa_RfNZimnLcRqBHIsKH/edit?u…Subject Area
Science Life Science L1: Cells L2: Organisms & Energy Engineering S2: Apply the Engineering Design Process S4: Apply Science to Engineering English Language Arts (ELA) Reading (Informational Text)
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