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Plantae
LEARNINGGOALS
1) Beabletoseparateplantsintothe4differentphyla:bryophyta/mosses,ferns,
gymnosperms,andangiosperms.
INTRODUCTION
Thereareroughly422,000knownspeciesofplantsintheworld!Someliveonland,
someinwater,someareevencarnivorous!Butalloftheseplants,despitetheirsmall
differencesinadaptationsandsurvivalstrategiesshareafoundationofsimilarcharacteristics
thatgroupthemintoonekingdom,KingdomPlantae.Today,wellbeexploringthose
differencesthatseparateplantsfromtheotherfivekingdomsandlearningalltheamazing
featuresthatmakeplantssounique.
CHALLENGE
Noneoftheseplantsarealike.Howaretheydifferent?
Withapartner,worktodistinguishwhatyouthinksetseachoftheseplantsapart.Place
eachplantintoitsspecificPhyla.Lookateachcharacteristicoflivingthingstoseehowthey
differfromtheotherfivekingdoms.Createavisualthatshowshowyouveseparatedthis
kingdom.
CONTEXT
Plantsareawideanddiversegroupoflivingorganisms,herewewillexploreasmall
amountofwhatseparatesandclassifiesthisgroupbothattheKingdomlevelandwithin.Each
groupwillbegivenaseriesofplantsamplesandtheiridentifications.Useanyresource
providedthatyouthinkwillhelpbesttogettheplantsclassifiedintotheirspecificphylum.
Whatcharacteristicsseparateeachplantphylafromoneanother?Howdothesebreakdown
further?
MATERIALSANDGROUPING
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Liveplantspecimens
Microscopesorhandlenses
Laptops
Groupsof2
SEQUENCEANDTIMING(45min.total)
1) Introduction(AnticipationGuideandChallenge)10min.
2) Groupworkatstations20min.
3) Conclusionandexitticket15min.
EXITTICKETANDCONCLUSION
Discussclassfindings.Iseveryoneusingtheappropriatevocabulary?
EXITTICKET:Whatwasonecharacteristicofplantsthatyoulearnedtodaythatyoudid
notknowbefore?
AnticipationGuide:
ChooseTrueorFalse.Ifyoupickedfalse,changeittomakeittrue(er).
T/F
Alllivingorganismscanrespond.
T/F
Alllivingthingsaremadeofcells.
T/F
Allplantsrelyonthesunfortheirenergy.
T/F
Alllivingthingscanreproduce.
T/F
Plantsreproducebysexualreproduction.
T/F
Allplantshaveseeds.
T/F
Someplantseatanimalstosurvive.