martes, 9 de diciembre de 2014

PLANTS (Unit 2, Year 5)

Today we will start with a new topic during our Science Lessons. During a couple of weeks we will talk about PLANTS. First of all it would be good to start with a THINKING ROUTINE: THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS, we will use this to check what you remember or know about plants.




We can watch a video to introduce the topic. Please during the video we will deal with a new THINKING ROUTINE: HOT WORDS, write down in your notebook important words (just words) about the video. 




PLANT GROUPS

Plants have roots, stem and leaves.
  • ROOTS: they are in the soil. They absorbed from the soil through the roots. 
  • STEM: it supports the leaves. It transports water and nutrients to the leaves.
  • LEAVES: They are used to breathe and make plant's food. 


FLOWERING PLANTS

It is the biggest group of plants. 
  • GYMNOSPERMS: 
    • Small flowers, but no fruit.
    • Seed are together in a small cone.
    • Most of them are tree: Pine trees.
  • ANGIOSPERMS:
    • They have flowers
    • They have fruit.
    • Chessnut trees.




NON-FLOWERING PLANTS

It is the smallest group of plants. They need shade and moisture.
  • MOSSES: 
    • Small plants.
    • They live on rocks, trees and ground.
  • FERNS:
    • They are larger mosses.
    • They have thick, underground stems and big leaves.



LET'S PRACTISE WITH THIS CROSSWORD

What do you know about plants?

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