Lesson Plans - Naming parts of plants LT-B2.4

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LESSON PLAN: NAMING PARTS OF PLANTS (LEVEL B)

Attainment targetS:	ISE code
Identify the main parts of flowering plants	LT-B2.4

Planned activities

Knowledge and Understanding

Pupils will be able to:

to identify roots, stem, leaves and flowers.

Skills

Carrying out Task

Pupils should:

observe and notice obvious features of flowers

Reviewing and Reporting on Task

Pupils should:

present their work in a short unstructured oral report

Developing Informed Attitudes

the importance of interrelationships between living things and their environment

VOCABULARY

STEM, LEAVES, ROOTS, EARTH, SOIL, FLOWERS

Planned Activities

Activity	Organisation	Resources	Questions
Pupils examined a range of flowering plants in the school garden. Pupils were given cards labelled with root, stem and leaves.P1 pupils were asked to place the appropriate label on a part of a plant and are then peer assessed by P2 pupils.	Individuals	A garden Cards, root, stem, leaves	Can you find the leaves, petals and stems? Is he/she right?
Pupils drew a picture of a flowering plant showing features above and below the ground.	Individuals	Paper, coloured pencils	Can you tell me about your drawing? Where are the roots?
Pupils labelled a model of a flowering plant.	Whole class	Model of plant and labels	Where are the petals, leaves, roots and stem?

Strategies

INTERACTIVE - TEACHING LEARNING

PLANNING FOR IMPROVEMENT - SCHOOL AUTHORITY -BASED APPROACHES

DEVELOPING - SKILLS UNDERSTANDING

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RAISING ETHICAL ISSUES

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