flowering plants

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Life Cycles
Animals (Snails, Butterflies)
Plants – Flowering plant life cycle

Research on Internet & in books
Life cycles
Produce chart/poster

 See Teacher Notes Flip book Internet
Google search
Encarta
Encyclopaedia
Reference books		 1, 2, 7 Communication
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Parts of a Flower
Dissection of a simple bloom to find parts on worksheet. Observation of another suitable flower.

Guided by worksheet cut a cross-section. Repeat with another flower.

 Model or poster "Scalpel" board
Reference books
Work sheet (Sample Rubic)
Parts of a Flower, J. A. Varga		 1, 2 Communication
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Seed Dispersal
Look at different mechanisms used by plants for seed dispersal. Field trip task – Work sheet

Collection labelled and classified according to method of dispersal - Chart/Poster

 Report on seed dispersal in schoolyard. Botanical reference
Internet
Observing in school yard		 1, 2 Communication
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Cultivation/Propagation of Flowering Plants (Legumes)
Planting native tree seeds
Care of native garden in school yard

Keep a journal of plant growth of beans in lamp glass & pots; or

Native seeds planted in tubes - measure growth daily

 Journal of planting of seeds Gardening tool, lamp glasses, saucers, paper towel, seed tubes, gravel, propagation soil, plant labels 1, 2, 4

Futures

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Weed Identification
Study of Flowering Weeds in schoolyard. (Thistle)

Choose a weed. Learn how to press and mount botanical specimens then label. Take photo for a poster of weeds. Collect weed seeds. Germinate on paper towel

 Presentation of a seed specimen. Correctly presented. Weed specimens, heavy books for press, mounting card,
sticky labels, plastic sleeves, reference
book, Gould League,
The Urban Book		 1, 2, 4

Futures

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Interdependence Plants/Insects
Observation leading to identification of association between plants in schoolyard and animals.

Observation of plants & signs of animals in garden (shelter leaf damage, present in soil).
Draw a diagram to show relationships (Graphic Organiser, Flow Chart, Chain).
Make a photographic story.

 Living places work sheet, "The Urban Book", page 28

Botanical reference: internet, propagation, animal observation.

Equipment: digital, still or video camera

 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 Communication