Kansas Lesson Plan
From Eyes to Fries
The lesson will give the students a view of where their french fries come from. They will plant a seed potato, measure, and record its growth over ten days.
Suggested Grade Level
4th
Time
45 minutes + 5 minutes per day for 10 days
Subjects
Science, Language Arts
Objectives
- Students will learn how plants grow from tubers.
- Students will list products made from potatoes based on research and background information in required reading.
- Students will learn the process from seed potato (tuber) to french fry.
- Students will record the growth of their potato plant.