2nd Six Weeks
Week 2 part 2
November 30-December4
M. Hoover
Room #7
Conference Period 9:48-10:37
1st, 4th and 5th
Biology
2nd and 6th
Pre-AP Biology
Mon
*Students will have 10 minutes to write a conclusion for the leaf lab
11/30 from last week.
*Students will classify plants that we eat as a root, stem, leaf or
other and identify what other it is.
*Create a foldable that shows the functions of each organ of a plant.
*Color where the 3 tissue types are found in a root, stem, and leaf
Hand in journal.
HMWK: Read pages 671-673.
Tues
12/1
Wed
12/2
TEKS
General topics
*Students will classify plants that we eat as a root, stem, leaf 12B Compare variations and adaptations of
or other and identify what other it is.
organisms in different ecosystems.
*Create a foldable that shows the functions of each organ of 10BDescribe the interactions that occur
a plant.
among systems that perform the functions
*Discuss system hierarchy to determine if plants have tissues. of transport, reproduction, and response in
Discuss the types of tissues humans have and find out the
plants.
types of tissues plants have: dermal, ground, and vascular. 10C Analyze the levels of organization in
*Color where the 3 types of tissues are found in the leaf,
biological systems and relate the levels to
stem, and root in the foldable.
each other and to the whole system.
*Color code a leaf cross section to identify the parts we
already know as ground, vascular, or dermal tissue.
Hand in journal.
HMWK: Read pages 671-673.
*Have 2 celery stalks in colored water for students to observe; one *Have 2 celery stalks in colored water for students to
should not have leaves. “How does a tall tree get water up to its
observe; one should not have leaves. “How does a tall tree
leaves?”
get water up to its leaves?”
*Students will take 2 slides placed together and dip them into water *Students will take 2 slides placed together and dip them into
and observe what happens. This is capillary action (tendency of
water and observe what happens. This is capillary action
water to rise in a thin tube).
(tendency of water to rise in a thin tube).
*Students will learn what the 2 major forces that transport water in a *Students will learn what the 2 major forces that transport
plant: capillary action and transpiration.
water in a plant and what drives the movement of fluid
*Differentiate between the cells, tissues and organs of a plant.
through phloem tissue in a plant.
*Discuss the different tissues: dermal, vascular, and ground and their *Discuss exactly how roots absorb nutrients and water.
functions as well as where they are located in the organs of the
HMWK: Answer ““How does a tall tree get water up to its
plants. Compare these tissue types with the cross section we already leaves?”
labeled. What parts are the dermal tissue, what parts are the
HMWK: draw a diagram to show how roots absorb water and
vascular tissue and what parts are the ground tissue? Color a
nutrients. Label the diagram and write brief descriptions of
diagram to show the 3 types of tissues.
the processes shown.
*Describe the characteristics and functions of each.
* Describe how plants grow.
* Discuss roots, stem structure and function
*Differentiate between the cells, tissues and organs of a
plant.
*Discuss the different tissues: dermal, vascular, and ground
and their functions as well as where they are located in the
organs of the plants. Compare these tissue types with the
cross section we already labeled. What parts are the dermal
tissue, what parts are the vascular tissue and what parts are
the ground tissue? Color a diagram to show the 3 types of
tissues.
*Describe the characteristics and functions of each.
*Inside the foldable draw a label where the tissues are found
in each type of organ
Thurs *
12/3 .
HMWK: Complete summative for test and study for test.
Friday * Test over plants.
12/4
* Describe how plants grow.
* Discuss roots, stem structure and function.
HMWK: Complete summative for test and study for test.
* Test over plants