What will we be looking at..

    1.  Introduction to plants

• What are plants
• What makes plants living organisms
• Plant characteristics
• Two major groups in plants
  

 

 

2 . Mosses

• Description of the general characteristics of mosses         
• Labelled diagram of a moss
• 2-3 sample photos of moss species
  
• Life cycle of mosses/ summarization of the life cycle
  
• Adaptation that mosses have made to live on land?
• Why do mosses need water?
• Why are mosses considered an evolutionary step?

 

                    

 

3. Ferns                    

•  Description of the general characteristics of ferns
  
•  Labelled diagram of ferns
  
• 2-3 photos sample of fern species
  
• Life cycle of ferns/ summarization of the life cycle
• Adaptations that ferns have made to live on land
  

   

4. Gymnosperms

• Description of the general characteristics of gymnosperms
  
• labelled diagram of a male and female cone 
  
• 3 photo samples of  species of conifers
• Diagram of a conifer life cycle/ summarization of the life cycle       
• Describe how root, leaves, stems, seeds, pollen, and vascular tissues enable gymno to survive on land     
• Describe the process of pollination and its importance in reproduction                                                      
  
  

                                            

                                5. Angiosperm

• Description of the general characteristics of angiosperms
• Labelled diagram of a flower 
• 3-4 photo samples of angiosperm species
• Flower from dissection lab labelled
• Description of life cycle ( Simplified terms)
• Visual that shows the difference between monocots and dicots 
• Advances in angiosperms

 

 

 

 

 

6. Seed Germination Lab     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  7. Evolution of Plants             

• Ways mosses, ferns, gymnosperms, and angiosperms have adapted to life on land 
  

 

 

 

 8. Newspaper Article                 9.  Cultural perspective