Teacher Resources for Instructional Planning


HS, Biology Std 10: Distinguish between monocots and dicots, angiosperms and gymnosperms, and vascular and nonvascular plants. • Recognizing chemical and physical adaptations of plants (Examples: chemical—foul odor, bitter taste, toxicity; physical—cactus spines, needles, broad leaves

Lesson Plans: Birth of a Plant From a Seed Students shall be able to label parts of a dicotyledon seed by function as well as by proper names. Flower Dissection Lab Student work sheets guiding the examination and dissection of monocot and dicot flowers. Transpiration in Plants This lesson is designed for middle school and high school. The objectives for this lesson are as follows: 1) Students will understand how the forces of adhesion and cohesion and the process of transpiration aid in the transportation of water through the plant. 2) Students will recognize the form and function of stomata. Observing Tree Rings Students will determine the age of a tree and see if we can determine what years had more precipitation than others.

Resources: The Structure of Flowers Vascular Structures in Plants The Two Seed Types of Flowering Plants
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