Post on 22-Dec-2015
DO NOWDate:2/17
Q: How do plants respond to their environment?
What do you think is inside of a plant’s seed?
ESSENTIAL QUESTION:How do plants respond to their environment?
OBJECTIVES:-Watch Video on Seed Germination-Observe Seedlings, record observations, and create a new variable for the seedlings -Guess the Plant-Read about Seed Germination
Video
• Seed Germination
Guess the Plant!
• What’s the plant?
• Peas
Germination Reading• Use the ‘Germination’ reading to answer the
following questions in complete sentences on page _____:
1. What word is used to describe plants in their inactive state?
2. What do plants need to germinate?3. What is another word for the root that first emerges
from the plant?4. What is the shoot that contains the stems and leaves
called?5. What are some factors that can cause poor
germination?
Seed Dissection
• On page ____Create the following T-Chart.• Before you open the seed, draw what you
think it might look like inside on the left.• Open the seed and draw your observations on
the right..PREDICTION OBSERVATION
Seed Dissection
• Label the parts of the seed that you observe:-Seed Coat-Young plant (radicle and plumule)-Cotyledon
(embryo)
DO NOWDate:2/19
Q: How do plants respond to their environment?
What conditions are necessary for a seed to sprout?
ESSENTIAL QUESTION:How do plants respond to their environment?
OBJECTIVES:-Observe Phototropism and Geotropism seed lab experiments-Flowering Plant Dissection & Plant Anatomy Diagram-2 Column Notes: Phototropism/Geotropism-4 square review
Turn-N-Talk
Summarize the following tropisms with your partner, identifying the stimulus and response in each:
PhototropismGeotropismHydrotropism
Seed Lab, Week 1
1. Draw your seedlings in the row titled ‘After 1 week.’
2. Label any evidence of phototropism or geotropism.
3. Label the parts of your seedlings including the radicle, the seed coat, and the plumule.
Flowering Plant Dissection
• Tape Flower Anatomy Diagram on page _____• Draw the following table on page _____
Flower Part Number Found
Average Length (cm)
Function
Sepal
Petal
Stamen
Pistil
Ovary
Ovule
Flowering Plant Dissection• Purpose: To observe plant anatomy and
understand how structures play a role in reproduction.
1. Fill out your flower anatomy diagram using the information provided at your lab station.
2. Follow the directions on your sheet to perform the flower dissection.
3. Fill out your flower anatomy data table as you dissect your plant.
4. Tape flower parts to the diagram in the appropriate spot.
BrainPop: Plants
• Plant Growth
ESSENTIAL QUESTION:How do plants respond to their environment?
OBJECTIVES:-Unit Quiz: Plants-Go over Quiz
FLOWER DISSECTION: JOBS
STUDENT A: Microscope ManagerSTUDENT B: Slide ManagerSTUDENT C: Clean Up ManagerSTUDENT D: Lab Manager
SOIL LAB
• Using a microscope, you will create a slide to observe the material that makes up soil.
• On the top of page___draw your observations as you see them through the microscope.
• On the bottom of the page, answer the following questions:
• What do you think makes up the soil?• Why is soil so important to the earth?