SCIENCE WEB-QUEST1st Grade

Introduction Task Process

Resources

Conclusion

Evaluation

Jacqueline Vassaux

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INTRODUCTION

Welcome to the GREEN WORLD! Today you are going to be an explorer.

Lets find out more about plants by working as a team to find interesting facts about them.

Can you tell me why plants are important for the environment?

Do you know what do plants need to eat and drink in order to grow?

If you don’t, it is time to become an

expert on plants!

Ready for the great adventure?

COME ON!!

IT WILL BE FUN!!

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TASK Bobby the dog told me that some

woodchoppers destroyed half of his forest and left it with no plants.

Your mission would be learning everything about plants by analyzing all the information given to help Bobby collect some different types of plants. Plant them and take care of them so they can grow healthy.

With your help the forest would be a wonderful place again.

PROCESS1. Get together in groups of 4.2. Number yourself from 1 to 4.

Parts of the Plant Read carefully about the parts of the plants

Click on your number

Now, everyone make a salad Click on the lettuce

Now that you know about parts of the plants lets play… click here…

• List the parts of the plant. Use the paper given by your teacher

Worksheet

• Draw the 5 parts of the plant in the order of importance you think they have. Give some characteristics telling why do you think they are important.

Worksheet

Parts of the plant Activities:

Click on the picture to see how plants grow.

Now that you know how plants grow, lets play! (click)

Are you having fun?

Lets continue exploring…

Explore how plants grow

Plant a bean seed. Take care of it to make it grow. Observe the plant daily. In which day did you observe a change?

Write it down. To complete this exercise use

Worksheet

Note: if you don’t remember how to plant a seed check this:

Growing Plant Activity:

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Finally you will explore different types of plants

Lets see what types of plants exist

Go here

Don’t forget to see the importance of plants.

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Types of Plants Activities:

Each of you have to choose one type of plant. Fill it out individually.

Worksheet

Collect all worksheets # 4 and create a book

• Functions:

Complete the web chart. Use worksheet 5

Answer the questions that are in the introduction and make a poster to present your answers

Can you tell me why plants are important for the environment?

Do you know what do plants need to eat and drink in order to grow?

Now it is your turn to see how much you have learned…

RESOURCES Class resources:

Paper, pencil, crayons Worksheets

Web sites:

Parts of the Plant http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/vegquiz/partlist.html http://www.primarygames.com/science/flowers/facts.htm http://www.fossweb.com/modulesK-2/NewPlants/activities

/watchitgrow.html http://www.naturegrid.org.uk/plant/parts.html#top http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/vegquiz/plantparts.html http://

www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/flash.php?&file=plantlabelmxhtm

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/case1/c1m1a.html

Growing Plants http://www.greenwing.org/newgreenwing/activities/C

opy%20of%20plant_grow/plantgrow.swf http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/factors_plant_growth/eng/Introduction/MainSessionPart2.htm http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/5_6/

growing_plants_fs.shtml http://www.picadome.fcps.net/expo-plants/growth.ht

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Types of Plants http://

www.catie.org.uk/plants_galore_page.html

Functions http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/earth.html

Rubric E:\Universidad UPANA\3R tRIMESTRE\

Informatica\webquest\Rubric 1.doc

CONCLUSION

You are almost an expert… Good Job! show me what you know by answering this sentences on a separate piece of paper.

1. Plants need _______, ________, and ________ to grow.

2. We use plants to _______________.3. Leaf, seed, root, _______, _______ are parts of

the plant.

EVALUATION

Thank you for helping Bobby the Bunnykeeping the forest a wonderful place.

You have become a truly EXPERT on PLANTS

Each of you have to print the rubric and fill it out, then give it to your teacher.

Rubric