*Two-day Internet Lesson on Plants and Their Parts
"The Great Plant Escape"
Science Objectives
Key Concept: Form and Function
Key Questions: What are the different structures in an organism(plant)?
How are various structures in an organism related to their function?
Key Student Learning Processes: The student will…
Key Content: Life Sciences - Characters of Organisms (plants)
Technological Standards
#1 Students develop the essential technology skills for using and understanding conventional and current tools, materials, and processes
Procedures
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The Great Plant Escape: Defining the plant parts
Click on Netscape Communicator.
On the Yahooligans Homepage, click on the Science and Oddities link.
Click on the Botany link.
Click on the Great Plant Escape.
Click on the Carrot Icon: "click here to begin".
Click on Case #1 In Search of Green Life.
Click on the Great Plant Glossary.
Click on each of the following terms and, in your own words, write a fact about each one:
root___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
fruit___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
leaf____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
seed___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
flower_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
stem_________________________________________________________
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Bonus Question: What is the difference between an annual plant and a perennial plant?
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The Great Plant Escape: What are the Parts of Plants?
Click on Netscape Communicator.
On the Yahooligans Homepage, click on the Science and Oddities link.
Click on the Botany Link.
Click on The Great Plant Escape.
Click on the Carrot Icon: "Click here to begin".
Click on Case #1 In Search of Green Life.
Click on Mystery #1 What are the Parts of Plants?
Match each clue with the parts of the plant it describes. Write your answer first, then click on the plant part to check your answer.
Click on the Click here link to see if you know the parts of the plants
Below the plant, click on the plant part that matches the number. Do all 6 plant parts.
When you have labeled the plant parts correctly, print your plant picture.