Transcript Gr4Plants-SISSIx

It’s Not Easy
Being Green!
Essential Questions
 Are
you a plant? How do you know?
 What is the life cycle of a flowering plant?
 What adaptations allow for the success of
plants in a variety of environments?
Are You a Plant? How do you Know?
Plant
Animal
Draw this Venn
Diagram and
Complete using the
Characteristics Below
and any others you
and your Partner
come up with:
1. Make their own
food
2. Move freely from
place to place
3. Eat other
organisms
4. Grow
5. Have roots
6. Can reproduce
Classification
 Why do we classify things?
 Taxonomy is the science of doing classification.
 We can group things, including living organisms,
by physical characteristics.
 Listen to the story of Slick and Shelly. Classify your
buttons as you listen to the clues.
Classification
Using the Linnaeus system, We classified and sorted our
living things are classified on buttons using these physical
seven levels:
characteristics:
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Is it a button?
What shape is it?
What is it made of?
Can light pass through
it?
What size is it?
How many holes?
What color is it?
Two of the Kingdoms
Plant Life Cycle
Flowers can
be very
beautiful –
colorful,
sweet
smelling and
all shapes
and sizes.
But why do
some plants
make them?
To Make New Plants!
Pistil - makes the egg
Stamen - makes pollen
Petals - attract pollinators
Sepals - protect flower
Stem - holds up flower
Leaves - feeds to plant to
help it flower
Now, Your Turn!
1. Fold your paper into 6 equal parts.
2. Label the 6 squares: Pistil, Stamen, Petals, Sepals, Stem and Leaves.
3. Carefully dissect your plant and put each of these parts in the
correct square.
Challenge: Tap the stamen. Observe what happens. What is the
powdery stuff coming off?
Plants have many parts, each
adapted to its own habitat.
Seed dispersal is one way
plants adapt to survive.
Plants adapt their leaves to
their habitat.
Plants adapt by
producing
colorful and
differently
shaped flowers.
Plants extend their roots to get
the nutrients they need.
Don’t forget the stem too!
Plants do
amazing
things to
survive!
Now, Your Turn to Design your
own Plant!
 Using
the given options and weighing the
benefits and challenges of each distinct
adaptation for a plant, choose with your
partner how you want to design your plant.
 Circle the option you chose for each plant
part and draw the plant.
 You will soon put your plant to the test!
Let’s Review!!
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Are you a plant? Name 5 reasons how you
know you are not a plant.
What is the life cycle of a flowering plant?
Use the words: germinate, grow, flower,
pollinate, fruit and seed dispersal in your
description.
What adaptations allow for the success of
plants in a variety of environments? Name 3
adaptations your plant had for its own
survival.