Plants - The Complete Module for the Flowering Plant - Anatomy, Life Cycle and Photosynthesis With two Virtual Investigations KS3

Five fully resourced lessons on plant anatomy, life cycle and photosynthesis.

• Plant Parts
• Photosynthesis facts
• Virtual investigation 1 – does light intensity affect the rate of photosynthesis
• Virtual investigation 2 – testing a leaf for starch
• Life Cycle of the Flowering Plant – pollination, fertilization, dispersal,

This fully resourced module comes complete with animated PowerPoints and 48 printables, answer/mark scheme PowerPoints and suggested one-page flow-chart lesson plans which indicates where choices between printables enables the lesson to be totally tailored to suit the needs of your particular students. These lesson promote the development of literacy and oracy and the separate answer/mark scheme PowerPoints enable easy self and peer-assessment.

The virtual investigations take the student through prediction, planning drawing a graph and conclusion. They can be used as instructions for the student to follow to perform their own experiment or the scientifically accurate animations themselves can be used to obtain results.

What’s Covered

• Root, stem and leaf are plant organs.
• Flower is an organ system.
• Function of root, stem and leaf.
• Transpiration.
• Labelling parts of a flower.
• Carpel and stamen are the female and male reproductive organs.
• Role of played by xylem, phloem, guard cells, stomata and chloroplasts in photosynthesis.
• Graphing rate of photosynthesis against, carbon dioxide concentration, light intensity and temperature.
• Word equations for photosynthesis and respiration.
• Comparison of photosynthesis and respiration.
• Paraffin heaters as sources of carbon dioxide in greenhouses.
• Use of glucose in plants.
• Gas exchange in plants at different times of day.
• Testing a leaf for starch – investigation.
• Effect of light intensity on rate of photosynthesis – investigation.
• Pollination, self-pollination and cross-pollination explained.
• How some plants prevent self-pollination and why.
• Comparing the features of flowers pollinated by insects and wind.
• Fertilization - how it happens.
• What is a fruit with examples.
• Why seed dispersal is essential for reducing competition.
• Seed dispersal by wind, exploding pods, animal and water.
• Germination explained.

What’s Included

• Animated PowerPoints for teaching with exit ticket quiz + 2 virtual investigations (x3)
• Answer/mark scheme PowerPoint (x3)
• Flip its (pupil writes questions to given answers) (x3)
• Anticipation Guides(combined starter and plenary) (x3)
• Foldables (students use to make their own notes) (x4)
• Cut-and-stick activities pupil uses to make their own notes) (x4)
• Worksheets to support the PowerPoint (x 5)
• Fact sheet (x3)
• Homework (x6)
• Fact share worksheet (x3)
• 12 Taboo cards (x3)
• Pupil progress self-assessment checklist (3)
• Exit Ticket
• Suggested lesson plan showing choices possible between resources (x5)

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