Download Course, Unit - Senior Biology

Course: SBI 3C
Unit: Plants in the Natural Environment
Developer
Annalisa Hugh-Sam
Expectation
F3.5 explain the relationship
between the structure of a plant
and its external environment, and
describe the adaptive attributes that
result in natural variation in plant
structure
Desired Outcome
Students will be able to explain and describe how different species of plants adapt and
function in their natural environment.
Assessment
This lesson will be used in the middle of a unit. I will formatively (assessment as
learning) assess students with the following checklist.
___ used scientific vocabulary
___ the information was easy to follow
___ well informed on the topic
___ used credible sources
___ able to answer questions from the audience
Required Material
-computers, reference books
Lesson Plan
Teaching Styles
Introduction
This lesson would
Show the following clip of a venus fly trap in action:
be best for visual,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7eQKSf0LmY&feature=related musical, and
linguistic learners.
Activities
Students will choose an interesting plant to research and present to
the class.
Here is a list of plants that can be chosen:
1. Pitcher Plant
2. Sensitive Plant
3. Aloe Plant
4. Rafflesia arnoldii
5. Sundew
6. Psychoactive Plants
7. Resurrection Fern
8. Telegraph Plant
9. Romanesco Broccoli
Each plant has amazing characteristics that will surprise students.
This link will give more information on each plant
http://www.supertightstuff.com/02/08/pictures/tight-pictures/top-10amazing-plants/
Presentation
Students may chose a format to meet their intelligence:
1. PowerPoint
2. Model with labels and captions
3. Advertisement
4. Commercial
5. Journal entries
6. Video