Prentice Hall 8-1 & 8-2Plant Kingdom and Plants Without Seeds: SmithLifeScience

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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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Day 1

Topic 8-1 The Plant Kingdom

Objectives

State Goals

Classwork-Homework

Introduction to Plants 42 frames
On the Board
Plants for Food
Plants for Medicine
Plants for Products

On the Board
2 Groups of the Plant Kingdom
Tracheophytes: have roots, stems, and leaves; connected by tubes
Bryophytes: have rootlike and leaflike structures; no tubes

On the Board
Vascular Plant: plant that contains transport tubes
Nonvascular Plant: plant that does not have transport tubes

On the Board
Characteristics of Plants
Plants are multicellular
Cells have cell walls
Cells contain chloroplasts
Plants make food

Plants for Food
10,000 years ago: People grow plants for food
First foods: Cereal grains: Wheat & corn
Legumes: Beans & peas
Fruit crops
Last: Roots
100 plants grown for food

Plants for Medicines
Foxglove: heart attack
Bark of willow tree: aspirin
Cinchona tree: Quinine, Used against malaria
Belladonna: Enlarges pupil

Plants for Products
Trees: Lumber, cork, turpentine, waxes, rubber
Flowers: Oil for perfume
Fibers: Cotton, linen, twine or string
Cellulose: Paper, rayon cloth, paint, plastic, sponges, cellophane, film, eyeglass frames

Economic Uses of Plants
***Remember to scan into computer****
Transparency 12 Studying Plants Milliken 1986

Prentice Hall 250-255

Science Explorer pages 97-100 #1-19

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

Classwork-Homework
On the Board
Spore: reproductive celll in some plants
Rhizoid: fine, hairlike structure that acts as a root
Frond: leaves of a fern

On the Board
Liverwort and Moss Anatomy

On the Board
Bryophytes
Liverworts
Hornworts
Mosses

   Do you think there is truth to these old sayings?
           A rolling stone gathers no moss.
           Moss grows on the north side of a tree.

Bryophytes: 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.

   Mosses
             Found in moist habitats.
                     Do not have true roots, stems, or leaves.
                     No vascular system; water is absorbed.
                     Top of leafy-stems contain eggs and sperm

    Mosses Studying Plants Milliken 1986 page 2 and 2a
                     Pass out worksheet 2a Mosses and use transparency 2
                     Explain life cycle of mosses.
                     Show sphagnum moss

   Mosses page 2a or Seedless Vascular Plants

TEC

Resources

Evolution of Plants

Day 4

Topic 8-2 Ferns

Objectives
Name the parts of a fern.
Describe prehistoric ferns.

State Goals

Classwork-Homework
On the Board
Frond: leaf of a fern
Rhizome: horizontal underground stem

On the Board
Prehistoric Ferns
300 mya tree ferns were the most common kind of land plant

On the Board
How Coal Was Formed
Draw 4 pictures in order.
Write captions underneath.

      Ferns
About 9500 species
Most are found in the tropics.
Most ferns are about 1 meter tall. May grow as high as 40 feet.
Have true roots, stems, and leaves.
In temperate regions, the stems of ferns,rhizomes, grow underground.
The leaves - called fronds - grow up from the rhizome each spring.


    Ferns Studying Plants Milliken 1986 page 3 and 3a.
                     Pass out Ferns 3a and use transparency 3
                     Fern life cycle
                       1. Spores form under leaf
                       2. Spores are released and develop into prothallus
                       3. Eggs and sperm develop.
                       4. Sperm swim to egg when moisture is present
                       5. Egg develops into a young fern
                       6. Young fern has coiled leaves called fiddle heads
                        Show fern example

  Ferns and Gymnosperms: The Big Picture Worksheet of Fern Life Cycle

TEC

Resources

Assignments    Art Activity    Lab      Lesson Plan      _Tests
Maps     Resources     Web Sites    Field Trips
Computer      Book    Games    Extra Credit     PPT

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 assognment

Plant Life 2nd grade Unit Nice plant unit. Draw leaves. Angiosperm and gymnosperms. Flower & Tree Diagram

Plant Life 6th grade unit. Bryphytes, 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.

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.