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Unit 2 Diversity of Life
Chapter 8 Plants
Section 1 The Plant Kingdom
Section 2 Plants Without Seeds
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Teacher Resources Student Extra Credit
8-1 The Plant Kingdom |
8-2 Plants Without Seeds |
Day 1 Prentice
Hall 250-255 Science
Explorer pages 97-100 #1-19 |
| Day 2
Mosses page 2a or Seedless
Vascular Plants |
| Day 3 Prentice
Hall 256-260 Science
Explorer pages 105-107 #1-17 |
| Day 4 Ferns
and Gymnosperms: The Big Picture |
| Day 1 |
| Topic 8-1 The Plant Kingdom |
| Objectives |
| State Goals 12.B.1a Describe and compare characteristics of living things in relationship to their environment. 12.B.2b Identify physical features of plants animals that help them live in different environments. |
Classwork-Homework
Introduction
to Plants 42 frames
On the BoardPlants for Food Plants for Medicine Plants for Products
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| TEC |
Resources They
Have Needs Too p.18 Compare cactus and house plant Be an Expert: Plant Science |
| Day 2 |
| Topic 8-2 Plants Without Seeds |
| Objectives Identify different plants used for food. Describe how plants are used in medicine and industry. Identify two characteristics of Bryophytes. Name two spore plants. Describe the reproductive cycle of mosses. Describe the reproductive cycles of ferns. |
| State Goals 12.B.1a Describe and compare characteristics of living things in relationship to their environment. 12.B.2b Identify physical features of plants animals that help them live in different environments. |
| Classwork-Homework
On the Board Spore: reproductive cell in some plants Rhizoid: fine, hairlike structure that acts as a root Frond: leaves of a fern On the
BoardBryophytes: Liverworts, Hornworts, and Mosses No true roots, stems, or leaves. Rhizoid: fine hair-like structures that act as roots. Pioneer plant: First plant to grow in bare or rocky places.
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| TEC |
Resources Evolution of Plants Liverwort and Moss Anatomy |
| Day 3 |
| Topic Plants Without Seeds |
| Objectives Name some nonvascular plants. List characteristics of nonvascular plants. |
| State Goals 12.B.1a Describe and compare characteristics of living things in relationship to their environment. 12.B.2b Identify physical features of plants animals that help them live in different environments. |
Classwork-Homework
Nonvascular Plants
Presentation 2:24
Prentice Hall 256-260 |
| TEC |
| Resources |
| Day 4 |
| Topic 8-2 Ferns |
| Objectives Name the parts of a fern. Describe prehistoric ferns. |
| State Goals 12.B.1a Describe and compare characteristics of living things in relationship to their environment. 12.B.2b Identify physical features of plants animals that help them live in different environments. |
| Classwork-Homework
On the Board Frond: leaf of a fern Rhizome: horizontal underground stem
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| TEC |
Resources
Ferns Studying Plants Milliken 1986 page 3 and 3a. |
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TEACHER RESOURCES
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| BRYOPHYTES |
 Bryophytes: Mosses, Liverworts, and Hornworts
"Bryophytes" is a resource devoted to Bryology, the branch of plant science
concerned with the study of mosses, liverworts and hornworts. It provides information on
the classification, structural features, natural history, ecology and evolutionary
relationships of these plants. |
| EVOLUTION OF PLANTS |
| Plant Trivia Timeline
The TimeLine gives world history from the viewpoint of a botanist. It is the story
of plant discovery and use, and addresses the roles of plants in human civilization. |
| Ancient Bristle Cone Pine
Earth's oldest living inhabitant "Methuselah" at 4,767 years, has lived more
than a millennium longer than any other tree. Discover how these trees were found and
where they live. Learn of their unique strategies for survival. Click on a link. |
| Evolution
of Plants Important landmarks in the evolution of
plants. Leaving the water and moving out on the land. |
| FERNS |
| Distinguishing Between Mosses and
Ferns |
| Fern
Life Cycle Diagram Fern diagrams from the University of Wisconsin. |
| Fern Life Cycle Diagram In color |
| An Introduction to Ferns
Ferns and related plants are found all over the world, from sea-level to high mountains.
They are descended from some of the oldest plants of the earth's history, being found as
fossils dating back nearly 400 million years. |
| Ferns
An ancient lineage of plants. |
| KEYS |
| Black Rock Forest
Identification Key |
| Deciduous Winter Key
Trees of Michigan |
| Interactive Key of Iowa Trees |
| Tree Identification
Key |
| Twig Key |
| What Tree Is It? Identify by Leaf, Fruit, or
Name. |
| LIVERWORT |
| Liverwort
and Moss Anatomy |
| MONOCOTS & DICOTS |
| Monocots vs.
Dicots Drawings of the main characteristics
of monocots and dicots. |
| MOSSES |
| Liverwort
and Moss Anatomy |
| Moss
Life Cycle Diagram In Color |
| PEANUT |
| A Short Peanut History History of the peanut. |
| PHOTOSYNTHESIS |
 Where Do Plants Get Their
Food |
| PLANTS |
| Exploring Kansas Crops 6 units
with lots of activities. |
| Grow Big, Strange,
Nasty, Plants |
| Introduction
to Plants AP assignment |
| Plant Life
2nd grade Unit Nice plant unit. Draw leaves. Angiosperm and gymnosperms.
Flower & Tree Diagram |
| Plant Life
6th grade unit. Bryophytes, Tropism, & Mendel |
| Plant Parts We
Eat |
| Seed
and Stem Diagram |
| Teaching People
Plant Collecting Learning the names of 15 desert plants. |
| Plant Structure
and Function Lower grades, good reference for standards and "I can"
statements. |
| Plant
Collecting Data Information to include when collecting plants. Plant Collecting
Data Form |
| Plant Identification
Guide |
| Plant Printouts |
| Plants of Mount St.
Helens |
| They
Have Needs Too. |
| Plant Tissue |
| The Great Plant Escape Welcome to the Great Plant
Escape! My name is Bud. My good friend Sprout and I are helping Detective LePlant on
his search. You will find that plants are an important part of your life. We will need
your help to find clues, do experiments, and solve problems as we journey into the world
of plants. He promises lots of fun, but remember, we're here to solve a mystery! Good
luck! We'll be with you all the way! |
| The Plant Kingdom The
best web site for on-line learning and information. |
| TESTS & QUIZZES |
 Plant Kingdom Quiz This puzzle is designed to check the your understanding of the
plant kingdom. |
| Tree Quiz This
puzzle is designed to check your knowledge and understanding of different kinds of
trees and their properties. |
| WEB QUESTS |
| Identifying the Leaves of
Pennsylvania Welcome to the forests of Pennsylvania. Look
around and get comfortable. You will be here for a while. You are part of a team of four
newly hired botanists for the Pennsylvania Department of Forestry. People have a lot of
questions about leaves. Will you have the answers they seek? |
| Leaf Classification
You are going to prepare an exhibit for the intergalactic museum demonstrating the various
types of deciduous trees that were found in Maine in the year 2000. |
| Plants and Our Environment This web
site is about plants. You will learn about how plants grow and the different parts of a
plant. We will tell you how seeds travel and what bees do to help plants. |
STUDENT EXTRA CREDIT
|
 Ferns and Gymnosperms: Get
the Big Picture and Seedless
Vascular Plants Complete both worksheets about
ferns. |
| Forests and Lumbering
Around the World A large
company has gained the rights to forest lands. They want to use clear cutting
methods. You will research the use of forests in
the United States and around the world. In the process, you will take on a role related to
the issue as a logger, an environmentalist, a store owner in a town where logging is
the main business, a forest ranger, or a paper or furniture company owner. |
| Help Wanted
Different parts of plants do different jobs. Read the classified advertisements and help
each of the plants parts listed below to find the right job. |
| Monocot and Dicot
Identification Printout the worksheet. Then click on each
type of plant. Identify each of the pictures below as Monocot or Dicot and give the
identifying characteristic used. |
| Scrambled Plants |
| What's Wrong With the
Plants? Become a crop specialist and determine what is wrong with this tomato
field. Answer the questions on a sheet of paper. |
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