This activity addresses the following Virginia Standards of Learning (SOLs):

Fourth Grade

4.1: The student will plan and conduct investigations in which distinctions are made among observations, conclusions, inferences, and predictions;

4.4: The student will investigate and understand basic plant anatomy and life processes. key concepts include

• the structures of typical plants (leaves, stems, roots, and flowers);
• processes and structures involved with reproduction (pollination, stamen, pistil, sepal, embryo, spore, and seed)

4.5: The student will investigate and understand how plants and animals in an ecosystem interact with one another and the nonliving environment. Key concepts include structural adaptations

Life Science 5
The student will investigate and understand how organisms can be classified. Key concepts include distinguishing characteristics of major plant phyla and the characteristics of the species.

Life Science 10
The student will investigate and understand how organisms adapt to biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem. Key concepts include adaptations that enable organisms to survive within a specific ecosystem.