Transcript plantwebquest[1]

Developed by Mrs. Lisa Newton
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Introduction
Have you ever wondered how plants grow
and where they come from? Every plant
needs certain things and can grow in all
different shapes and sizes. During the
webquest, you will become familiar with
where a plant comes from, what it needs to
survive and the different parts of a plant.
Task
You are a plant detective. It is your job to investigate our
classroom plants and investigate their needs by comparing the
health of plants under different conditions. Your task to make
a list of ways to determine if a plant is healthy and how to
determine if a plant is not healthy, such as changes in its
leaves, roots, stem, or flowers. You will create a plant journal
that shows the different parts of your plant, the
measurements of your plant, the findings of each plant station,
and draw the differences in their appearance. Afterward, you
will present to the class what you discovered as a plant
detective.
Process
1. You will work with a friend. Together you will click
here
to locate the parts of a plant. The first page
of your Plant Journal will be your drawing of the parts
of a plant.
2. You and your friend will need to start at the Science
Center and pick up 6 plant sheets and put them in your
Plant Journal. Use the word cards to label your plant
sheets. Each sheet gets a different name. For
example, 1 sheet will be labeled Plant 1 - refrigerator,
another sheet will be labeled Plant 2 - window, another
sheet will be labeled Plant 3 - outside, another sheet
will be labeled Plant 4 - box, another sheet will be
labeled Plant 5 - with water, and the last sheet will be
labeled Plant 6 - without water.
Process
3. After the sheets are labeled, visit each plant station and write a
sentence describing what the plant looks like. Once a week, you will
revisit each plant station and document the growth and appearance of
each plant.
4. Look at the following web sites. They will help you complete your Plant
Journal. Use what you learn from the following sites to complete your
plant sheets.
Learn about what plants need to grow and live.
Learn about the life of a plant. Listen to this song to find out.
Learn about photosynthesis. Watch and listen to this video clip.
Learn about growing a plant. Navigate through this site to learn about plant growth.
Evaluation
Click on the rubric to see how you will
be evaluated.
Conclusion
1. What was your favorite part of this
activity?
2. What is one thing that your learned that
you did not know before?
3. How can you use what you learned from this
investigation of plants in the future?
Resources
Parts of a Plant
Plant song
Photosynthesis Video
Growing Plants
Related books:
See Plant PowerPoint for related children's
books on plants. You can also click the first
link under Step 4 under Task.