By: Jo-Yvonne Anton

• Overview This is a science lesson that will help students understand This is a science lesson that will help students understand

the five parts of a plant and their functions. Students will the five parts of a plant and their functions. Students will complete computer and classroom activities to gain optimal complete computer and classroom activities to gain optimal understanding.understanding.

Students will answer the following questions:Students will answer the following questions:• What are the five parts of a plant?What are the five parts of a plant?• What is the job of each part?What is the job of each part?• Why does the plant need all five parts?Why does the plant need all five parts?• Why do we need plants?Why do we need plants?

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

• IntroductionThink about it: What kinds of body parts do we

have? Hands Eyes Mouth

These are just a few!

Plants Have Parts Too!

Plants Have

Parts Too!

Your TaskStep 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 everyoneCompletes 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.

The Parts of a Plant

Roots Stems Fruit Flower Leaves

Parts of a Plant

RootsStemsLeavesFlowerFruit

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.

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.

•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.

•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.

• 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.

Evaluation 4 3 2 1

Introduction

All questions were answered completely and rationales for the answers were clearly stated.

All questions were answered completely, but rationales for the all the answers were not clearly stated.

Not all questions were answered completely, or greater than 2 rationales for the all answers were not clearly stated.

All questions were not answered completely.

Task All areas of the task were addressed and handled with a high degree of sophistication. The plan followed by the team demonstrated a great deal of thought.

At least one area of the task was not addressed. The plan followed by the team demonstrated a great deal of thought.

At least two areas of the task were not addressed. The plan followed by the team demonstrated a moderate level of thought.

The task is incomplete and/or it is apparent that little effort went into the development of the task.

Teamwork It is evident that a mutual effort and cohesive unit created the final product.

The team worked well together, but could have utilized each other's skills to a better degree.

The team had problems working together. Little collaboration occurred.

The final product is not the result of a collaborative effort. The group showed no evidence of collaboration.

Originality The ideas expressed by the body of work demonstrate a high degree of originality..

The ideas expressed by the body of work are mostly original.The group may have improved upon a previous idea.

The ideas expressed by the body of work demonstrate a low degree of originality

There were no original ideas expressed in this project.

• 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?

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