Chapter 8 Assignments
7th grade
Date
Topic
Classroom activity
4/21
Mo
4/22
Tu
Preview chapter 8
Retake Chapter 7 test/ Outline
chapter 8/ Plants
Learn that plants form a kingdom
which includes groups that
reproduce by spores, such as
mosses and ferns, and groups
that reproduce by seeds, such as
conifers and flowering plants.
Review the process of plants get
their energy through
photosynthesis, using sunlight to
convert water and carbon dioxide
into sugar and releasing oxygen
as a by-product
Discuss photosynthesis as
probably the most important
biological process on Earth.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Plant
4/23
Wed
Identify the characteristics that
all plants share
Name the things that all plants
need to live successfully on
land
Compare nonvascular and
vascular plants
Name some nonvascular plants
and list the characteristics they
share
Name some seedless vascular
plants and list the
characteristics they share
Describe the stages of a plant’s
life cycle
Observe the effect of
environmental factors on plant
growth
Use magnifying glass to
observe the parts of a fern
Plant Kingdom
Notes Section 8.1
Review 8.1
Plants Without Seeds
Nonvascular/ Vascular plants
Review 8.2
Identify the characteristics that
seed plants share
Describe the functions of seeds
Explain how seeds become a
new plant
Describe the functions of
Characteristics of Seed plants Review 8.3
How seeds become New Plants;
Seeds
Characteristics of Seed plants
How seeds become New Plants;
roots/ stems
4/24
Th
4/25
Fri
4/28
Mo
4/29
Tu
4/30
Wed
Homework
Plant video /What is a plant?/
Classifying plants
Virtual lab plants/
transpiration
Quiz 1 Plants
Lab “ Examining a Fern”
roots/stem
5/1
Th
Identify the parts of a leaf
Describe the functions of
leaves
Observe the process of
photosynthesis in leaves
Identify the characteristics of
gymnosperms and describe
how they reproduce
Characteristics of Seed plants
How seeds become New Plants;
leaves
Bubbling leaves/ ???lab
Finish lab report
directions
Life Cycle of Gymnosperms
Review 8.4
5/6
Tu
Identify the characteristics of
angiosperms and their flowers
Explain how angiosperms
reproduce
Describe the two types of
angiosperms
Life Cycle of Angiosperms
5/7
Wed
Observe the structure of
flowers
Infer the method of pollination
and classify the plant as a
monocot or a dicot
Measure petal size, and the
heights of pistil and stamen
Identify three stimuli that
produce plant responses
Describe how plants respond to
seasonal changes
State how long different
angiosperms live
Give examples of plant
adaptations
Review Chapter 8
Flower lab
Finish lab report
Tropism/ Seasonal changes
Review 8.5
5/2
Fri
5/5
Mo
5/8
Th
5/9
Fri
5/12
Mo
5/13
Tu
Test Chapter 8
Video tropism/ adaptation
Finish review