By: Jo-Yvonne Anton

1. Plants By: Jo-Yvonne Anton

2. Overview This is a science lesson that will help students understand the five parts of a plant and their functions. Students will complete computer and classroom activities to gain optimal understanding. Students will answer the following questions: • What are the five parts of a plant? • What is the job of each part? • Why does the plant need all five parts? • Why do we need plants?

3. Table of Contents: • Overview • Introduction • Task • Charts • Information • Evaluation • Conclusion • Credits

4. Introduction Think about it: What kinds of body parts do we have? HandsEyesMouth These are just a few!

5. Plants Have Parts Too! Plants Have Parts Too!

6. Your Task Step 1- The teacher will read and discuss: The Magic School Bus Plants Seeds : A Book About How Living Things Grow Step 2- In groups of 2-4 read slides 6-9 of the PowerPoint. Use construction paper and colored pencils to illustrate each part of a plant. Once everyone Completes their illustrations combine the parts to make one plant. Step 3- In groups, I want you to use your imagination and become plant detectives. Step 4 – As an assessment, match the parts of the plant to the picture. This is a second website that also matches the parts of the plant. Step 5- Once you have completed the website I want you to write a journal entry of what you learned today. Use the writing process to write an expository story.

7. How do each of these parts help the plant?

9. Roots The roots help provide support by anchoring the plant and absorbing water and nutrients needed for growth. They can also store sugars and carbohydrates the plant uses to carry out other functions. The roots are the links between the water and nutrients needed for plant growth.

10. STEMS Stems carry water and nutrients taken up by the roots to the leaves, and then the food produced by the leaves moves to other parts of the plant. Stems also provide support for the plant allowing the leaves to reach the sunlight they need to produce food.

11. LEAVES • Leaves are the food making factories of green plants. Leaves come in many different shapes and sizes. Veins carry water and nutrients within the leaf. Leaves are the site of the food making process called photosynthesis. Photosynthesis supplies food for the plant and oxygen for other forms of life. A green plant helped make the oxygen you are breathing today. * If you click onto photosynthesis it will take you to “brainpop” members can click onto the photosynthesis movie.

12. FLOWERS • Flowers not only look pretty but, in fact, are important in making seeds. Flowers have some basic parts. The female part is the pistil. The pistil usually is located in the center of the flower.

13. Fruit • The fruit is the ripened ovary of a plant containing the seeds. Every seed is a tiny plant (Seeds are protected by a coat. This coat can be thin or thick and hard. Thin coats don't protect the embryo well. But thick coats can let the embryo survive some tough conditions.

15. CONCLUSTION • The students will gain a thorough understanding of the parts of a plant. • Extension activities to be assigned: • Conduct a science experiment to see how the stem carries water to the plant. • The experiment: • Get three cups and fill them with water. • Choose three different food colors to add to the water. • Put one white carnation in each cup and let it sit for at least 24 hours. What do you think will happen?

16. Resources: The Great Plant Escape: http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/case1/c1m1a.html Video On Photosynthesis: www.brainpop.com Plant Parts matching game: http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/online/plant.swf Graphics and Pictures www.gifsnow.com http://www.andrea-schroeder.com/AGeddese.html