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\begin{document}

\title{STEM~Lesson: Strawberries}



\author[1]{Dana Angel}%
\affil[1]{Affiliation not available}%


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  \date{May 16, 2024}


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\textbf{Grade level: Preschool-1st}

\textbf{Suggested order: 1 week}

\textbf{Suggested time: 50 min per day}

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\textbf{Overview:}

Students will discover strawberries. They may already know about them
but they will learn about them in a new way with hands on activities
using science, technology, engineering and math. First, students will
learn about each part of the strawberry, the flesh, skin, stem and
seeds. The students will then use their senses to taste, touch, see,
smell and hear. They will make a hypothesis on what they think they will
find out with their senses. (which will be recorded) When they are
blindfolded, they will use their sense of taste, touch, smell and
hearing to discover the strawberry, after they will use their sense of
sight. These will be recorded next to their hypothesis. The next day,
they will work in groups to figure out how to grow their own
strawberries. What items would they need? What would they need to do to
get the strawberry to grow? How many seeds would they need? Does a
strawberry have seeds? They will think about what items they would be
able to create with these strawberries once they are grown. What
different form would the strawberry have to take in order to create the
item? Besides using it as food, is their anything else you would be able
to do with a strawberry?

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\textbf{Objectives}

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  Students will learn about the life cycle of a strawberry
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  Students will use their senses
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  Students will learn about nature
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  Students will discover that a strawberry can take many forms
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  Students will learn responsibility and how to care for a plant
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\textbf{Materials}

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  Strawberries
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  Pots
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  Soil
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  Strawberry seeds
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  Blindfolds
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  Potato masher
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  Spoons
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  Paintbrushes
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  Paper
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\textbf{The Lesson}

\textbf{Part 1: About strawberries (Day 1)}

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  Ask the students what a strawberry is. Teach the students about
  strawberries such as the different parts of a strawberry. Their
  nutrition value and that it is a fruit. Strawberry cultivars vary
  widely in size, color, flavor, shape..etc.
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  Students will draw a picture of what a strawberry looks like.
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  Read books about strawberries.
\end{enumerate}

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\textbf{Part 2: Senses (Day 2)}

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  Students will be blindfolded and use their sense of touch, taste,
  smell and hearing to discover strawberries. Before the project, they
  will create a hypothesis about what they think they will feel, smell,
  taste and hear which will be recorded to base it on the final answer.
  Before the blindfold comes off, they will be asked about their
  hypothesis for what they will see. After, they will use their sense of
  sight to describe the strawberry.
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  Students will write down their experience about using their 5 senses
  to describe the strawberry.
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  Students will be asked how many seeds a strawberry has and to try and
  count the seeds. (On average, a strawberry has about 200 seeds on its
  external membrane)
\end{enumerate}

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\textbf{Part 3: Life Cycle (Day 3)}

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  Read the book~\emph{Life Cycle Strawberries} By Robin Nelson.
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  Students will team up with a partner and think about how to grow their
  own strawberry plant. They will be given some materials that they have
  to think about using. Go over how in order to help a plant grow, it
  needs sun, water and soil. Students will use a hypothesis based on
  what they learned in the book that was read.
\end{enumerate}

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\textbf{Part 4: Grow a strawberry plant (Day 4)}

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  Read the book \emph{Strawberry Growing for Beginners} By John Baker
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  Students will partner up with their partners from the day before and
  be given materials such as mini clay pots, dirt, water and a
  strawberry. They put dirt in the pot, pick out the seeds from the
  other strawberry with a toothpick, put the seeds in the dirt and water
  it. They will put it in the sunlight (on a windowsill or somewhere
  that gets a good amount of sun) and take care of their plants everyday
  by watering them.
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  They will keep a journal that they will write in every day about the
  process of their strawberry so they will know at the end of the
  project how many days it took for their plant to grow.
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\textbf{Part 5: Different forms (Day 5)}

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  Students will be given a bunch of strawberries and asked to use the
  materials (potato masher, paper, spoons, forks, straws,
  paintbrushes..etc.) and make the strawberry into a different form.
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  The students will be asked what kind of items they can make with the
  strawberries. (\emph{In addition to being consumed fresh, strawberries
  can be frozen, made into}
  \href{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preserves}{\emph{preserves}}\emph{,}\href{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry\#cite_note-Giampieri2013-46}{\emph{{[}46{]}}}
  \emph{as well as dried and used in prepared foods, such as cereal
  bars.}\href{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry\#cite_note-StrawberryOatmealBarsRecipeFoodNetwork-47}{\emph{{[}47{]}}}
  \emph{Strawberries and strawberry flavorings are a popular addition to
  dairy products, such as}
  \href{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavored_milk}{\emph{strawberry-flavored
  milk}}\emph{,}
  \href{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry_ice_cream}{\emph{strawberry
  ice cream}}\emph{,}
  \href{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milkshakes}{\emph{strawberry
  milkshakes}}\emph{,}
  \href{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoothies}{\emph{strawberry
  smoothies}} \emph{and}
  \href{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yogurt}{\emph{strawberry
  yogurts}}\emph{. Source:
  \url{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry}})
\item
  Students will watch the video \emph{How to Make Strawberry Jam} to
  learn the process. \url{https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5LhDkAfxA8}
\item
  Students can make sculptures using the straws and strawberries or
  paint with smashed strawberry juice, paper and paintbrushes. Red food
  coloring can be added to make a stronger color.
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  Of course students will eat the strawberries!
\end{enumerate}

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\textbf{Sources:}

\url{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry}

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\url{https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5LhDkAfxA8}

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\url{https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/strawberry-growing-for-beginners-john-baker/1128879573?ean=9781720764380\&st=PLA\&sid=BNB\_DRS\_New+Core+Shopping+Top+Margin+EANs\_00000000\&2sid=Google\_\&sourceId=PLGoP213156\&gclid=CjwKCAjwhevaBRApEiwA7aT530nUUrG-DT4ovvRnWwn1LvASZOVOWmRTW5riQMjkrnbLDhnESwG1BRoCGXUQAvD\_BwE}

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\url{https://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/strawberries-robin-nelson/1014643573/2679516381163?st=PLA\&sid=BNB\_DRS\_Core+Catch-All,+Low\_00000000\&2sid=Google\_\&sourceId=PLGoP212586\&gclid=CjwKCAjwhevaBRApEiwA7aT536gPEQQzaQVaBo3\_-SUVkr4pb5-agiKiTyCUafjolqmhjapol4lDBhoCvt4QAvD\_BwE}

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