Plants Fourth Grade Unit

PlantsPlants Fourth Grade Unit Fourth Grade Unit

By: Giselle QuinonesBy: Giselle Quinones

Peta Gaye-Grey Peta Gaye-Grey

Plants

Word Wall

Inside a Seed

Moving Seeds

Good for Us?

Parts of a Plant

What plants need

Jeopardy

StemStem

Roots

Roots

Plants Word Wall

LeavesLeavesSeedSeed

Seed CoatSeed Coat

EmbryoEmbryo

CotyledonsCotyledons

SoilSoil

Fruit

Fruit

FlowerFlower

Carbon Dioxide Carbon Dioxide

What is inside a seed?What is inside a seed?

Seeds: Seeds:

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What do seeds need to grow?What do seeds need to grow? What protects the seed?What protects the seed?

How are seeds dispersed?How are seeds dispersed?

What are the different ways that seeds are What are the different ways that seeds are dispersed?dispersed?

What happens after the seeds are spread What happens after the seeds are spread (dispersed)?(dispersed)?

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Parts of a PlantParts of a Plant

Watch it Grow!Watch it Grow!http://www.fossweb.com/modulesK-2/NewPlants/index.html

Parts of a Plant:Parts of a Plant:http://urbanext.illinois.edu/gpe/case1/c1facts2a.html

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Parts of a PlantParts of a Plant

What do plants need to What do plants need to live?live?

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What does Ernie do for his plant?What does Ernie do for his plant?

Do all plants give us fruit or flowers?Do all plants give us fruit or flowers?

How are plants beneficial to How are plants beneficial to humans?humans?

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What would happen if the earth did What would happen if the earth did not have any plants?not have any plants?

SeedSeedThe part of the The part of the

plant that can be plant that can be used to grow into used to grow into

another plant. another plant.

FruitFruit

Comes from a Comes from a flower and flower and

contains plenty of contains plenty of seeds.seeds.

RootsRoots

Holds the plant into Holds the plant into the soil and takes the soil and takes

in water and in water and nutrients.nutrients.

StemStem Supports the plant Supports the plant and spreads water and spreads water

and nutrients to the and nutrients to the other parts of a plantother parts of a plant

FlowerFlowerPart of the plant Part of the plant that makes seeds that makes seeds and sometimes and sometimes

turns into a fruit.turns into a fruit.

LeavesLeaves

Takes in sunlight Takes in sunlight to make food. It to make food. It also takes air in also takes air in

and out. and out.

Inside a Inside a seedseed

SpreadingSpreading SeedsSeeds

Parts of a Parts of a PlantPlant

How do How do plants plants

survive?survive?

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The baby plant is also known The baby plant is also known as the…as the…

A. CotyledonsA. CotyledonsB. SeedB. SeedC. Seed CoatC. Seed CoatD. EmbryoD. Embryo

The protective layer of a The protective layer of a seed is called the…seed is called the…

A. Seed CoatA. Seed CoatB. EmbryoB. EmbryoC. CotyledonsC. CotyledonsD. Baby PlantD. Baby Plant

What is used as a food source What is used as a food source until the seed grows into a until the seed grows into a

plant?plant?

A. Seed CoatA. Seed CoatB. CotyledonsB. CotyledonsC. RootC. RootD. EmbryoD. Embryo

Seeds with hooks will tend Seeds with hooks will tend to stick toto stick to

A. Animal’s FurA. Animal’s FurB. TreesB. TreesC. CarsC. CarsD. BooksD. Books

Seeds that are soft and light Seeds that are soft and light will oftenwill often

A. Stay in its placeA. Stay in its placeB. PlantedB. PlantedC. EatenC. EatenD. Blown away by D. Blown away by the windthe wind

If a fruit is eaten by an animal, If a fruit is eaten by an animal, then the seeds will be scattered then the seeds will be scattered

through thethrough the

A. WindA. WindB. Animal’s DroppingsB. Animal’s DroppingsC. WaterC. WaterD. PeopleD. People

The _____ spreads the The _____ spreads the nutrients throughout the nutrients throughout the

plant.plant.A. RootsA. RootsB. LeafB. LeafC. SeedC. SeedD. StemD. Stem

Nutrients from the sun is Nutrients from the sun is taken in by the….taken in by the….

A. LeavesA. LeavesB. RootsB. RootsC. StemC. StemD. SeedD. Seed

What part of the plant takes What part of the plant takes in nutrients from the soil?in nutrients from the soil?

A. LeavesA. LeavesB. StemB. StemC. SeedC. SeedD. RootsD. Roots

True or False:True or False:Sunlight is needed by plants in Sunlight is needed by plants in

order to grow.order to grow.

True FalseTrue False

What does a plant What does a plant notnot need need to survive?to survive?

A. JuiceA. JuiceB. WaterB. WaterC. SoilC. SoilD. AirD. Air

Plants use _____ from air to Plants use _____ from air to make food.make food.

A. SeedsA. SeedsB. SoilB. SoilC. NitrogenC. NitrogenD. Carbon DioxideD. Carbon Dioxide

True or FalseTrue or FalseHumans benefit from plants Humans benefit from plants

because they use it for paper.because they use it for paper.

True FalseTrue False

What type of food does What type of food does notnot come from plants?come from plants?

A. ApplesA. ApplesB. VegetablesB. VegetablesC. CheeseC. CheeseD. FruitD. Fruit

Why is oxygen from plants Why is oxygen from plants important for us?important for us?

A. It’s cool to haveA. It’s cool to haveB. It smells goodB. It smells goodC. It tastes goodC. It tastes goodD. We need it to liveD. We need it to live

Seed CoatSeed Coat

The protective layer The protective layer of a seed. of a seed.

SoilSoil

Contains minerals Contains minerals and nutrients for and nutrients for

plants. plants.

CotyledonsCotyledons

Used as a food Used as a food source until the source until the

seed grows into a seed grows into a plantplant

Carbon DioxideCarbon Dioxide

Taken from the air Taken from the air by plants to make by plants to make

food. food.

EmbryoEmbryo

The “baby plant” of The “baby plant” of the seed.the seed.

Scavenger Hunt Scavenger Hunt

Quiz Questions:Quiz Questions: 1) What are the parts of a seed?1) What are the parts of a seed?

2) What are the parts of a seed?2) What are the parts of a seed?

3) Which part of the plant absorbs water 3) Which part of the plant absorbs water and nutrients? and nutrients?

4) Which are the different ways that 4) Which are the different ways that seed dispersal occurs?seed dispersal occurs?

5) What do seeds need to grow?5) What do seeds need to grow?

6) What do leaves produce?6) What do leaves produce?

7) What are the parts of the plant and 7) What are the parts of the plant and their functions?their functions?

8) How are plants helpful to humans?8) How are plants helpful to humans?

9) What parts of a plant are responsible 9) What parts of a plant are responsible for reproduction?for reproduction?

10) What is the difference between a 10) What is the difference between a male and a female plant?male and a female plant?

Helpful Links:Helpful Links: http://urbanext.illinois.edu/gpe/case1/http://urbanext.illinois.edu/gpe/case1/

c1facts2a.htmlc1facts2a.html

http://theseedsite.co.uk/http://theseedsite.co.uk/seedparts.htmlseedparts.html

http://urbanext.illinois.edu/gpe/case4/http://urbanext.illinois.edu/gpe/case4/c4facts1b.htmlc4facts1b.html

http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/seed.htmlseed.html

http://www2.bgfl.org/bgfl2/custom/http://www2.bgfl.org/bgfl2/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/science/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/science/plants_pt2/index.htmplants_pt2/index.htm

Filementality:Filementality: http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/

listplantliti.htmllistplantliti.html

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