LESSON 6: KINGDOM PLANTAE
Background Information
There is thought to be 300-315 thousand species of plants. Of these, 260-290 thousand are seed plants.
Plants are immobile multi-cellular organisms that contain cell walls with cellulose that can be found on land or in water. They can be classified by their sexual reproduction, modular and indeterminate growth, and an alternation of generations. Asexual reproduction is common, and some plants only bloom once, while others only bear one bloom.
Are producers obtaining most of their energy from the sun via photosynthesis using chlorophyll contained in chloroplasts which give them their green colour. In photosynthesis, roots absorb water and leaves take in oxygen from the air, producing sugars and releasing oxygen into the air. Through this process, they are responsible for providing most of the world’s molecular oxygen. Some plants are parasitic and may not produce normal amounts of chlorophyll or photosynthesis.
Plants form the basis of most of earth’s ecologies, especially on land. Gains, fruits, and vegetables form the basis of human foodstuffs that have been domesticated for millennia. Plants also enrich our lives as flowers and ornaments. Until, recently, a great variety of different plants were the source of most of our medicines and drugs.
Examples: Moss, ferns, trees, grasses, flowers
Plants are immobile multi-cellular organisms that contain cell walls with cellulose that can be found on land or in water. They can be classified by their sexual reproduction, modular and indeterminate growth, and an alternation of generations. Asexual reproduction is common, and some plants only bloom once, while others only bear one bloom.
Are producers obtaining most of their energy from the sun via photosynthesis using chlorophyll contained in chloroplasts which give them their green colour. In photosynthesis, roots absorb water and leaves take in oxygen from the air, producing sugars and releasing oxygen into the air. Through this process, they are responsible for providing most of the world’s molecular oxygen. Some plants are parasitic and may not produce normal amounts of chlorophyll or photosynthesis.
Plants form the basis of most of earth’s ecologies, especially on land. Gains, fruits, and vegetables form the basis of human foodstuffs that have been domesticated for millennia. Plants also enrich our lives as flowers and ornaments. Until, recently, a great variety of different plants were the source of most of our medicines and drugs.
Examples: Moss, ferns, trees, grasses, flowers
Lesson Outline
HOOK
Video: Venus fly traps
ACTION
Defining features of the kingdom
Video: Bill Nye on Plants
Practice using dichotomous keys
Video: How trees and plants grow
CONSOLIDATION
Fishbone organizer completed for the plant kingdom
Video: Venus fly traps
ACTION
Defining features of the kingdom
Video: Bill Nye on Plants
Practice using dichotomous keys
Video: How trees and plants grow
CONSOLIDATION
Fishbone organizer completed for the plant kingdom
- Completed as a think-pair-share
- Handed in as an exit slip
Additional Teaching Resources
- Online interactive: Build a plant
- Online interactive: Exploring plant cells
- Video:Plants with seeds
References
All images are from wikipedia.org unless otherwise stated.
BBC. "Life - Venus Flytraps: Jaws of Death - BBC One - YouTube." YouTube. Retrieved on Jan 28, 2013 from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7eQKSf0LmY
Di Giuseppe, M., Fraser, D, LeDrew, B, & Roberts, J. (2003). Biology 11: College Preparation. Nelson, Canada.
Ellis, C., Muller, M.R., Panayiotou, H. E., Sharp, J. C., Webb, P. (2011). Biology Source 11. Pearson Investigating Science, Toronto, Ontario.BBC.
Bill Nye The Science Guy. "Bill Nye the Science Guy - Plants - YouTube." YouTube. Retrieved on Jan 28, 2013 from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD8L83LOy4k
Enchanted Learning. "Graphic Organizers- Fishbone Diagrams." Retrieved on Jan 28, 2013 from: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers/fishbone/
Explore Learning. "Lesson Info: Cell Structure Gizmo" Retrieved on Jan 28, 2013 from: http://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cResource.dspDetail&ResourceID=450
Great Pacific Media. "How trees and plants grow | Cell Biology | Botany - YouTube." YouTube. Retrieved on Jan 28, 2013 from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLVjz_cPI_4&
Sponglab. "Spongelab | Build a Plant Cell". Retrieved on Jan 28, 2013 from: http://www.spongelab.com/interactives/buildacell/en/plant/index.cfm
BBC. "Life - Venus Flytraps: Jaws of Death - BBC One - YouTube." YouTube. Retrieved on Jan 28, 2013 from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7eQKSf0LmY
Di Giuseppe, M., Fraser, D, LeDrew, B, & Roberts, J. (2003). Biology 11: College Preparation. Nelson, Canada.
Ellis, C., Muller, M.R., Panayiotou, H. E., Sharp, J. C., Webb, P. (2011). Biology Source 11. Pearson Investigating Science, Toronto, Ontario.BBC.
Bill Nye The Science Guy. "Bill Nye the Science Guy - Plants - YouTube." YouTube. Retrieved on Jan 28, 2013 from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD8L83LOy4k
Enchanted Learning. "Graphic Organizers- Fishbone Diagrams." Retrieved on Jan 28, 2013 from: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/graphicorganizers/fishbone/
Explore Learning. "Lesson Info: Cell Structure Gizmo" Retrieved on Jan 28, 2013 from: http://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cResource.dspDetail&ResourceID=450
Great Pacific Media. "How trees and plants grow | Cell Biology | Botany - YouTube." YouTube. Retrieved on Jan 28, 2013 from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLVjz_cPI_4&
Sponglab. "Spongelab | Build a Plant Cell". Retrieved on Jan 28, 2013 from: http://www.spongelab.com/interactives/buildacell/en/plant/index.cfm