Suggested Grades
K-2
Objective
Students will predict, examine and record the patterns in a variety of fruits and vegetables.
Materials
- variety of fruits and vegetables cut up into enough pieces for every child
- cucumber, oranges, apples, onions, etc.
- variety of whole, uncut fruits and vegetables
- recording sheet
| predictions | observations |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 |
Method
- Hold up whole vegetable or fruit and ask children to predict what inside looks like
- Children draw their predictions on recording sheet
- After every fruit and vegetable has been recorded by each child, distribute the cut-up fruit and vegetables (one type at a time)
- Ask children to record what the inside actually looks like.
- Eat!