Introduction
This webquest is to be used in conjunction with the Science 21 plants unit. Take the time to go through each step to familiarize yourself with the project.
You will need to download and copy the "Top Secret Journal." Students will use this throughout the different stages of the project.
In addition, you'll want to copy and distribute the Plant Parts vocabulary.
Web Resources
**The following websites are useful in the study of plants in this unit:
- http://www.arboretum.fullerton.edu/grow/primer/cycle.asp
- http://www.arboretum.fullerton.edu/grow/vocab.asp
- http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/main.html
- http://tinyurl.com/7k8m
- http://conference.uhh.hawaii.edu/hsta/what_seeds.htm
- http://www.life.uiuc.edu/boast1/sciencelessons/seeds.htm
- http://www.coe.unt.edu/TeacherTools/webquests/plant_parts/plants.htm
- http://home.insightbb.com/~g.mager/Growlab/FlowerLbl.html
Just For Fun!
How Do Plants Pollinate?
(Sung to “This Land is Your Land”)What does a plant need
To make a new seed?
Three things give flowers
Reproductive powers—
the sticky pollen,
the slender stamen,
and pistils make the flower whole.What gets the pollen going
To keep new plants growing?
Different kinds of birds do,
Or the wind that's blowing.
Butterflies and bees,
Carry pollen they need
That's what makes pollination work.If a flower's not scented,
Or brightly colored,
And the flowers are smaller
In clusters tighter
With stamens longer
the signs are stronger
This plant spreads pollen on the wind.When bright colored flowers
Have a sweet perfume
And a sugary nectar
Then chances are good
That birds and insects active
Find the plants attractive
And they'll spread the pollen as they go.The preceding song was obtained at the following website: http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/pollination.html
Extension Activity
Students will create their own story from the point of view of a plant. They will begin their life as a seed and go through each stage of a plant’s life. Students should include the scientific vocabulary learned throughout the web quest.
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