Plant Variety Section 3.1 Studying Plants. Double BubbleComparing and Contrasting Plant 1Plant 2 Plant Poster Activity.

Plant VarietySection 3.1

Studying Plants

Double Bubble

Comparing and Contrasting

Plant 1 Plant 2

Plant Poster Activity

Scavenger Hunt1.Each group should have received a

sheet with some questions.2.The group should divide the

questions up and find the answers in section 3.1.

3.Once all group members are done discuss the questions and answers.

Section 3.1 Vocabulary

Plant Biologist

Section 3.1 Vocabulary

Plant Biologist: a scientist who studies how plants live and function in their environment.

Genesis 1:11God said, “Let

the land produce

vegetation.”

Alice Eastwood• Did the work of a plant biologist even though she did

not have a college education• Born in Toronto, Canada in 1859• She preferred to study plants in their natural habitat,

just as plant biologist do today• Studied plants in the Rocky Mountains, England, Alaska,

and the Yukon Territory• She observed plants and collected samples• She recorded descriptions and pictures in her journal• She studied plants because she loved them

Studying Plants Pg. 46What does a plant biologist do? _____________________________________________________How are plants alike?_____________________________________________________How are plants different?_____________________________________________________What type of plant might live in a desert?_____________________________________________________What characteristics help it to live in the desert?_____________________________________________________What type of plant might live in a tropical rainforest?_____________________________________________________What characteristics might help it to live in a tropical rainforest?_____________________________________________________Why do you think that God made so many different types of plants?_____________________________________________________

Plant VarietySection 3.2

Roots and Stems

Section 3.2 Vocabulary

StemsXylemPhloemBulbsTubers

Section 3.2 Vocabulary

Stems: the part of a plant that supports the leaves, flowers, and seeds and moves water, nutrients, and food to the rest of the plant.

Xylem: the stem tissue that moves water and nutrients from the roots to the rest of the plant.

Phloem: the stem tissue that moves food, made by photosynthesis in the leaves, to the rest of the plant.

Bulbs: kind of underground stemTubers: kind of underground stem

Carnation LabI. Hypothesis: If I place a white carnation in blue water then

_________.II. Materials A. B. C. D. III. Proceedure A. B. C. D. E.

Carnation LabIV. Data A. B. C. D.V. Conclusion: In my hypothesis I state that ________________

would happen if I placed a white carnation in blue water. My hypothesis was ______________ because __________________________________.

How do stems and roots help plants?

Pg. 48How does this stem’s special form help this plant in

a shaded habitat?__________________________________________

____________________________________How does this root’s special form help this plant in

a dry habitat? ______________________________________________________________________________

Plant VarietySection 3.3

Leaves

Put on your thinking caps and brainstorm.

Why are leaves different?

The Purpose of LeavesPg. 50

Every leaf has a ____________ that serves as a special ______________.

God designed the leaf of each plant to help it live in its ______________.

How does the form of a philodendron leaf function to help the philodendron to live in its habitat? ______________________________________________________________________________

Flower Jigsaw Activity

Plant VarietySection 3.4

Flowers

Section 3.4 Vocabulary

PollinatorsPollination

Section 3.4 Vocabulary

Pollinators: the insect or animal carries the pollen to the pistil

Pollination: the process by which pollen is carried to the pistil or the flower

Put on your thinking caps and brainstorm.

Why are flowers different?

Flowers and Pollinators Pg. 51

Butterflies and Humming birds are examples of ______________________.

A pollinator carries flower pollen to a flower pistil. This process is called ________________.

What does the pollinator receive from the plant? ________________

What does the plant receive from the pollinator? _____________________________________

Why are there different colors, shapes, sizes, and fragrances of flowers?

_______________________________________

Plant VarietySection 3.5

Simple Plants

Section 3.5 Vocabulary

Simple PlantsSpore

Section 3.5 Vocabulary

Simple Plants: a group of plants that do not flower or produce seeds

Spore: microscopic single cell that does not need to be pollinated to become a new plant

Simple Plants Poster

Activity

Simple Plants are UniquePg. 54

A fern makes spores on the underside of its _______________________.

What two plant parts do mosses not have?________________ _________________Some simple plants do not have stems, some do

not have roots, and others do not have typical leaves. However, all simple plants do not have _______________ and do not make ____________.

Plant VarietySection 3.6

Plant Classification

Discovery Activity

Section 3.6 Vocabulary

ClassifyScientific Classification

Genesis 2:1919 So the LORD God formed out of the

ground each wild animal and each bird of the sky, and brought each to the man to see what he would call it. (A) And whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name.

Section 3.6 Vocabulary

Classify: to put similar things in the same group

Scientific Classification: system for sorting similar organisms into named groups in order to help scientists communicate quickly and easily

How does the scientific

classification of plants help plant biologist do their

jobs?

Plant VarietySection 3.7Chapter 3

Review

Trasket Ball Trivia

Review Game