Plants and Trees
They provide an elegant and beautiful backdrop to our daily lives, but few people stop and consider plants: the only living organism that can manufacture their own food and supply the world with oxygen. In this introduction to the world of plants, your students will extract chlorophyll, learn about the various parts and functions of a tree in a tree drama exercise, identify coniferous trees and deciduous trees, discover which local plants are edible and many more activities. Guaranteed to be treeific!
| (This program can be modified to suit any grade) |
   |
Curriculum Links & Expectations:
Grade 3 : Science and Technology
| Life Systems - Growth and Changes in Plants |
| 3s1 |
demonstrate an understanding of the similarities and differences in the physical characteristics of different plant species and the changes that take place in different plants as they grow; |
| 3s3 |
describe ways in which plants are important to other living things, and the effects of human activities on plants. 3s3 Grade 3 Science and Technology Life Systems Overall Expectations • describe ways in which plants are important to other living things, and the effects of human activities on plants. |
| 3s4 |
identify the major parts of plants (e.g., seeds, stem, pistil) and describe their basic functions; |
| 3s5 |
classify plants according to visible characteristics (e.g., type of tree bark, leaf shape, type of flowers); |
Grade 7 : Science and Technology
| Life Systems - Interactions Within Ecosystems |
| 7s20 |
explain the importance of plants as sources of energy (e.g., food, fossil fuels), as producers of carbohydrates and oxygen (e.g., phytoplankton), and as habitats for wildlife; |
| 7s22 |
identify the importance of plants in the Canadian economy (e.g., in farming, forestry, drug manufacturing, the nursery industry) and describe the impact of the industrial use of plants on the environment; |
| 7s23 |
explain the long-term effects of the loss of natural habitats and the extinction of species (e.g., loss of diversity of genetic material, both plant and animal); |
| 7s24 |
identify and explain economic, environmental and social factors that should be considered in the management and preservation of habitats (e.g., the need for recycling; the need for people to have employment). |
