Parts of a Plant Webquest

Introduction

Plants are everywhere!

Do you know the 4 main parts of a plant?

Do you know what each part does?

Let's figure it out!

Task

Soon you will:

Name the four main partd of a plant.

Know what the four parts do.

You will write a book with at least one illustration to share what you learned with your classmates.

Process

1. Open the link below and see the different parts of a plant and function of each part.

http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/images/plant.gif

http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/parts.html

2.See if you can correctly label the 4 main parts of a plant by dragging the name of the parts to the correct box in the Parts of the Plant Game.

http://www.softschools.com/science/plants/plant_parts

If you didn't get them all right, watch A Friend Plants a Seed Video again and give the Parts of a Plant Game another try!

3. You can open the Parts of a Plant Picture (below), print it, and label the parts with the right names so you don't forget what you learned.

4. Use paper and writing materials from the writer's workshop to create a book about the parts of a plant and what the parts do.  Include a cover page with your name as author and illustrator and a title.  In the pages of the book, be sure to include at least one drawing of a plant with the 4 mains parts you learned about labeled and one or two facts about what each of the 4 main parts do. 

Evaluation

Evaluation Rubric
  Beginning (1 point) Making Progress (2 points) Very Good (3 points) Outstanding (4 points) Score
Parts of a Plant Game Less than 3 parts labeled correctly the first time 3 parts labeled correctly by the second time 4 parts labeled correctly by the second time 4 parts labeled correctly the first time ___ / 4
Cover Page with a Title and Specifies Student as Author and Illustrator Includes less than 2 Includes title and name of student Includes a title, name of student, and identifies student as author or illustrator Includes a title, name of student, and identifies student as author and illustrator ___ / 4
Book Includes Illustration with 4 Main Parts of Plant Labeled Includes less than 2 labeled parts Includes 3 labeled parts Includes 4 labeled parts Includes 4 labeled parts and more than 1 illustration ___ / 4
Book Includes 1 or 2 Facts about each of the 4 Main Parts of a Plant Includes less than 4 total facts Includes at least 4 total facts Includes at least 4 total facts, with at least one fact for each part Includes more than 4 total facts, with at least one fact for each part ___ / 4
Total Score: ___ / 16
 

Conclusion

Now you know the 4 main parts of a plant and what each part does! 

To explore more, perhaps you may want to plant a seed or two and see the plants in action for yourself.  You could probably even use what you've learned to guess and explore what happens if one or more of the main parts of a plant is not allowed to do its job.  For example, what if the leaves do not get any sun?  Or the roots do not get any water?  You might want to explore this if you plant some seeds!

Credits

Credits:

The image above is from LearningtoGive.org. I located it on their website at http://learningtogive.org/lessons/unit48/lesson2.html#handouts.

The videos and games are from turtlediary.com, softschools.com, makemegenius.com, ikenstore.com, and Indiana University.

Teacher Page

Standards
Virginia SOLs covered include:
K.7 The student will investigate and understand basic needs and life processes of plants and animals. Key concepts include plants need nutrients, water, air, light, and a place to grow to survive. 

K.9 The student will investigate and understand that there are simple repeating patterns in his/her daily life. Key concepts include the shapes and forms of many common natural objects including seeds, cones, and leaves; and plant growth.