Life Processes Worksheet - PDF - PDF

							Sarah Rybak
                               Lesson Plan
               Subject: Life Processes: Plants and Flowers

Student Objectives
      •   Using a real plant sample, students will identify the basic parts of the flower
          including the stamen, pistil, sepal, embryo, spore, and seed.
      •   Using a real flower sample, students will identify the basic parts of a plant
          including the leaves, stems, roots, and flowers.
      •   Using the Digital Microscope, students will analyze these basic parts and
          draw what they look like magnified.
      •   Students will complete a chart on flowers and plants, drawing their sample,
          drawing their sample under a microscope, and identifying the basic functions
          of the different parts of the plants and flower.

Virginia SOL Correlations
4.4        The student will investigate and understand basic plant anatomy and life
           processes. Key concepts include
           a) the structures of typical plants (leaves, stems, roots, and flowers);
           b) processes and structures involved with reproduction (pollination,
              stamen, pistil, sepal, embryo, spore, and seed

Materials: One Proscope Digital Microscope
and lap top, worksheets (attached), 6 plant
samples (ideally with roots), 6 flower samples,
tweezers

Intended Class Size Small group (10
students)


Time Allotment: 35 minute lesson
(enrichment activity)

Procedures
1. Give each student a plant or flower specimen and a worksheet.
2. Using an example flower and plant, review with students the basic parts of each
specimen’s anatomy and function.
3. Using their worksheets, have students identify the basic parts of the flower or
plant of their own specimen and draw their observation on worksheet (students
may pick flower/plant apart with tweezers).
4. As a group, have students bring up their various specimens examine the basic
parts of a plant/flower under a microscope.
5. Have students draw what they see under the microscope on their worksheet.
5. Have students look especially for the chloroplasts.
6. Take a picture of each image using the Digital Microscope and print for
students to attach to worksheets.
7. Have students record the function of each plant/flower part on worksheet

Assessment
1. Students will be informally assessed during the review on what they remember
about the plant/flower parts and functions.
2. Students will be formally assessed on the accuracy of their worksheets and how
well they identified the parts of their own specimen.

Accomodations/Modifications:
- Some students will require additional help (may work in partners)
Snapshots using the
Digital Microscope!
                                         Petal, Stigma, Style,
                                         Filament, Anther




           Petal
                   Stem
                          Pine Sapling
                                          Ovary, seeds


                   Fern, Spore




Stamen, Stigma                                      Leaf
         LIFE PROCESSES: PLANTS


            Drawing               Function


Stem




Roots




Flower




Leaf
             LIFE PROCESSES: Flowers

                   Drawing             Function
Stamen




Pistil




Sepal




Petal




Spore/Seed
Flower Dissection Data Sheet

Name:                                        Date:

As you dissect your flower, complete the following data table:

 Flower     Sketch                                               Number
                       Sketch (Microscope)                                 Color   Function
  Part                                                           (count)


Sepals




Petals




Stamen




Pistil