Theme 1 : Learning About Living Things
Unit 2 : Plants
Lesson 1 : The External Features of Plants
Different kinds of Plants
IDENTIFY THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF PLANT
Grouping of plants
Plants with similar external features can be put in the same group
Group 1 : These plants have flowers. They are flowering plants.
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Hibiscus Plant |
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An Orchid Plant |
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A Frangipani Plant |
Group 2 : These plants have no flowers They are non flowering plants.
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Moss |
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Fern
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Group 3 : These plants have woody stems.
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Lavatera plant |
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Poinsettia plant |
Group 4 : These plants have soft stems.
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Papaya tree |
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Isotretinoin Plant ( A kind of Herb) |
Group 5 : These plants have leaves with smooth and shiny surfaces
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Pandanus Plant |
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Yam Plant |
Group 6 : These plants have oval shaped leaves
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Spirea Plant |
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Mandevilla Plant |
Group 7 : These plants have leaves with rough surfaces
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Balsam Plant |
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Sunflower Plant |
Group 8 : These plants have leaves of irregular shapes
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Peppermint Scented Geranium |
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Oak Tree |
Exercise 1
Aim : To group plants according to their similarities
List the external features of these plants in a table.
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rose plant |
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cactus |
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orchid plant |
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hibiscus plant |
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lemon-grass |
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bird's nest fern
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Exercise 2 : Name the plant with these external features.
External features
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Plant
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- Woody
stem, flowers, smooth leaves, thorns
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- soft
stem, flowers, fruits, leaves of irregular shapes
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- soft
stem, long green leaves, fruits, shiny leaves
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4. soft stem, long green leaves, shiny and
smooth leaves
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SONG ABOUT FLOWERS
Exercise 3 Look at the pictures of these plants.
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Spider lily plant |
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croton |
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heliconia |
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rose plant |
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tree fern |
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papaya tree |
( a ) What are the differences among these plants?
( b ) Discuss with your friends how to separate these plants into three groups.
( c ) Record your grouping in a table in your Science Journal.
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