Lesson Starter: Individual task (in silence)

•Think of the rules which you think are most important in a science classroom.

Uses for PlantsLesson 1

Uses for plants•Humans use plants for a huge number of different reasons in every day life.

•Some you may be familiar with- some not so much.

Today we are going to..• Learn about the many uses of plants and why they are

so important

•Work together to produce a “Learning Aid” which describes a number of the different things plants can be used for

Plants Food

MaterialsEnvironment

Health

Gifts or celebrations Drinks

Activity..• There are 6 stations around the room• Each station has a sheet of paper with a topic written in a bubble in the

centre• Add what you know (or think you know) about the given category to the

sheet of paper• Roughly 5 minutes will be spent at each station- DON’T MOVE STATION

TILL I SAY SO.• Each group will get a chance at each station and then we will bring all

our work together.

Food

seeds

nuts

herbs

spices

honeyjam

sugar

FRUIT

Meat indirectly

beans

VEGETABLES

jelly

lentils

hay and grass

pasta

Drinks

wine

apple cider beerchampagne

tea

coffee

lemonade

gin

whiskyvodka

hot chocolate

herbal teas FRUIT JUICES

pear cider

Milk indirectly

Materials

linen

cotton

hemp, ropes

string

cardboard

clothing

bamboo, clothing and buildings

chipboard Oak, pine, ash (wood)

emulsion paint

dyes

straw

palm leavescotton

biofuels

Environmentreduce carbon dioxide levels

increase oxygen levels

filter pollutants from air

humidify or moisten air

rotting plants fertilise soil

shelter and food for animals

prevent flooding

prevent soil erosion

improve appearance

stop global warming

Health

willow tree, aspirin

poppies, morphine

yew trees, breast cancer

periwinkles, leukaemia

aromatherapy

reduce stress

aloe vera, sunburn

tea tree, spots

senna, laxative

autumn crocus , cancer curare, muscle paralysis (operations)

vitamins and minerals

daffodils, Alzheimer’s

Gifts or celebrations

funerals

New baby

Valentine’s day

ChristmasSorry !

I love you

Mother’s day

weddingsbirthdays

perfumes

toiletries

just because

hair ornaments

bouquets

corsages

Buttonholes (weddings)

lipstick

religious ceremonies

toiletries

Exit pass..A lot of illegal drugs come from plants- Think and write down (individually) what issues come from illegal drug trade.

Think of the people involved, what may be used to help the plants grow, what could be grown there instead etc..