UNIT 3: THE PLANT KINGDOM (Foundations Science Curriculum series)
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Explore the incredible world of plants—and save 20%—with UNIT THREE: THE PLANT KINGDOM, from the Foundations Science Curriculum series. This unit has everything you need to meet your science standards and offers a wide variety of resources to keep your young botanists engaged. Planning is a breeze with the Teacher’s Guide, which includes detailed lesson plans and a list of applicable NGSS/TEKS standards.
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BUNDLE PRICING
Although this unit does not qualify as a bundle (because only the activity book and PowerPoint are available to purchase separately), I have treated it as a bundle since it contains so many resources. This unit is discounted 20% off the individual prices of the materials and also includes a free bonus resource.
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This comprehensive 94-page/slide unit includes the following resources:
INTRODUCE AND REINFORCE
- POWERPOINT: Let’s Explore the Plant Kingdom is a 24-slide interactive PowerPoint—with FIVE video clips—that highlights the unique traits of the four groups of plants, and also includes information about pollination and germination.
- FREE ACTIVITY BOOK: The Plant Kingdom reinforces the four plant groups and includes four activities about plant parts, photosynthesis, life cycles, and plant-related vocabulary.
- ANCHOR CHART: Types of Plants is an 11 x 17 inch anchor chart that illustrates the four plant groups.
EXTEND AND ENRICH
- 7 HANDS-ON SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS/PROJECTS: Each experiment contains a complete list of materials, easy-to-follow instructions, expected results, and an explanation of science principles at work.
- 20 WORD WALL VOCABULARY CARDS in two formats. The large cards are 3 inches tall and 8 inches wide, and the small cards measure 3.75 inches tall by 5 inches wide. Each word is paired with a colorful photo to increase memory and retention. The large set also includes more than 20 vocabulary-building activities and games.
- BONUS BOOK: Flowers, Leaves, Seeds, and Trees uses a cut-and-glue format and plant traits checklist to introduce both common and rare species of trees.
REVIEW AND ASSESS
- REVIEW ACTIVITY: Angiosperm or Gymnosperm? is a cut-and-glue Venn diagram that challenges students to sort traits of the two major plant groups.
- UNIT ASSESSMENT covers the key concepts and vocabulary words introduced in the unit.
Word Wall Vocabulary:
agronomy, angiosperm, biomass, chlorophyll, coniferous, deciduous, dendrology, embryo, evergreen, forestry, germination, Gregor Mendel, gymnosperm, marine botany, non-vascular, nutrient, photosynthesis, pollination, spore, vascular
Targeted Skills: (partial list)
- Describing the characteristics of the four plant groups
- Identifying inherited traits of plants
- Identifying plant parts
- Describing steps in photosynthesis
- Demonstrating the effects of types of water and soil on plant growth
- Describing the scientific contribution of Gregor Mendel
- Comparing and contrasting tree species
- Developing critical thinking skills
- Building content-area literacy in science
- Reading fluency and comprehension
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TARGETED NGSS STANDARDS
- Crosscutting Concepts: Cause and Effect, Patterns, Systems and System Models
- Heredity and Variation of Traits
- Science and Engineering Practices
- Structure, Function, and Information Processing
TARGETED TEKS STANDARDS
- Crosscutting Concepts: Patterns, Systems, Cycles, Structure and Function
- Earth and Space: Properties of Soil/Water
- Organisms and Environments: Inherited Traits/Learned Behaviors
- Organisms and Environments: Life Cycles
- Organisms and Environments: Plant Structures/Functions
- Scientific Investigation and Reasoning
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Sample Pages: Please see the preview for sample pages/slides from the unit.
Image Credits: The illustrations in these are my own original drawings (©Dr.J). The photos come from a variety of sources—including copyright-free images, copyrighted images licensed under the Creative Commons, and copyrighted images that I have purchased for commercial use—and are listed on the included Image Credits Page. Photo credits for the PowerPoint are listed on the last slide of the presentation.
Technical Info: The slides are in PowerPoint format, and the additional resources are in PDF format. All of the materials are grouped into a single zip file. NOTE: The PowerPoint file is large, because of the number of images, animations, and video clips. Depending on the speed of your computer, you may want to download it separately.
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SAVE 25% WITH THE BUNDLE!
- Save an additional 25% with the FOUNDATIONS SCIENCE CURRICULUM BUNDLE, which contains all 20 units in the year-long curriculum. The bundle also includes detailed Scope and Sequence charts for the curriculum as a whole and for each individual unit. Click on the BONUS PREVIEW to view the Scope and Sequence charts.
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UNITS IN THE FOUNDATIONS SCIENCE CURRICULUM:
INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES
- UNIT 1: INTRODUCING THE WORLD OF SCIENCE
- UNIT 7: CYCLES IN THE NATURAL WORLD
- UNIT 20: DISCOVERIES AND INVENTIONS
LIFE SCIENCES
- UNIT 2: THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
- UNIT 3: THE PLANT KINGDOM
- UNIT 4: BIOMES AND ECOSYSTEMS
- UNIT 5: PLANT AND ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS
- UNIT 6: FOOD CHAINS AND WEBS
EARTH SCIENCES
- UNIT 8: GEOLOGY AND THE GEOSPHERE
- UNIT 9: WEATHER AND THE ATMOSPHERE
- UNIT 10: WATER AND THE HYDROSPHERE
- UNIT 11: OUR CHANGING EARTH
- UNIT 12: NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION
- UNIT 13: EARTH AND SPACE
PHYSICAL SCIENCES
- UNIT 14: STATES OF MATTER
- UNIT 15: FORMS OF ENERGY
- UNIT 16: EXPLORING WAVES
- UNIT 17: EXPLORING ELECTRICITY
- UNIT 18: FORCE AND MOTION
- UNIT 19: MAGNETS AND MAGNETISM
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ABOUT THE CURRICULUM
This unit is part of the Foundations Science Curriculum, a set of 20 units designed to give students a solid understanding of the basic science concepts outlined in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards. The year-long curriculum has the following features:
- Comprehensive: The curriculum contains 20 units that highlight key concepts in the earth, life, and physical sciences. Each unit is based on a 9-day lesson plan, which can easily be lengthened or shortened to meet the needs of your students.
- Sequential: The units are arranged sequentially, with each unit building on knowledge gained in the previous units.
- Adaptable: The curriculum covers the standards for Grades 3-5, which makes it perfect for differentiated teaching and learning in a multi-level classroom. It can also be used as a stand-alone curriculum or as an enriching supplement to your required curriculum.
- Engaging: Each unit contains a wide variety of high-interest resources, including an introductory PowerPoint, activity books, experiments and projects, word wall vocabulary cards, anchor charts, review activities, and assessments.
CLICK HERE to view all of the activity books, PowerPoints, units, and other resources currently available in the Science Foundations series.
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