Grasses, Grasses Everywhere – Session 2

Session 2

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Begin this session in the schoolyard.

Ask students to suggest different places grasses are found. If they do not arrive at it independently, inform them that grasses can be found in water. Discuss underwater grasses, and, as in Session 1, record students' comments and predictions on the board. Again, center the discussion on the following questions:
- What do underwater grasses need in order to survive?
- What do underwater grasses give back to the environment?
Distribute a copy of the booklet Who Killed SAV? (.pdf only) to each student. Have students read pages 1–5. (The remainder of the story is read in the lesson Who Killed SAV?).
Return to the list on the board, and ask students to add to it, using what they learned from the reading.
Ask students to point out common items in the list and to name possible categories.
Display the transparency of the Underwater Grasses graphic organizer. Show students the categories on this organizer again, comparing them to the categories they created. Which of these categories reflect SAV benefits to the environment? Which reflect SAV requirements for survival?
Distribute copies of the Underwater Grasses graphic organizer, and instruct students to fill in the ovals.
After the organizer has been completed, generate a discussion in which students compare and contrast underwater grasses with those found in the schoolyard.