Integrated Science: Grade 10
Plant Station Lab
Plant Station Lab
INTRODUCTION: For this lab you and a partner will be rotating around the class to
five different lab stations. Follow the directions for each station. Make sure drawings take
up at least half a page and all labels are legible. The order in which you do the stations
does not matter; however, make sure each station is clearly labeled on your answer sheet.
Answer these questions and draw all diagrams on separate pieces of paper. A packet of
your findings is due at the end of the period. This will be graded as a formative
assessment.
AIM: To better your understanding of the form and function of the organs and organ
systems that make up plants, and the basic life functions that they support.
STATION 1: FLOWER DISSCETION
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Dissect the lily
Draw and label the parts of a lily (required labels listed below).
Dissect the rose
Draw and label the parts of a rose (required labels listed below).
List three ways in which the lily and rose are similar.
List three ways in which the lily and rose are different.
Write a one-sentence explanation for the function of each of the labels. Write
these neatly below the drawings and number them.
*Required Labels: stamen, anther, filament, carpel, stigma, style, ovary, receptacle,
ovule, sepal, petal
STATION 2: XYLEM AND PHLOEM
1. Focus the microscope onto the xylem and phloem slide.
2. Draw and label what you see. Be sure to include the magnification.
3. Explain the uses for your labels. (ex. The __________ is used for ___________ in
the plant. This is important because _______________)
STATION 3: MICROSLIDE (a.k.a. Jimmy Crack Corn) VIEWER
1. Insert the provided negative into the viewer.
2. Be sure that you start at number 1 and the negative is inserted in the right
direction.
3. Read the descriptions in the provided pamphlet as you view each slide in the
negative.
4. For each section, write a ONE sentence summary describing what is going on in
the slide on the negative. This must be in your own voice.
5. Draw what you see in each slide.
6. Label the parts that are labeled in the pamphlet in addition to the following, if
they are present: stamen, anther, filament, carpel, stigma, style, ovary, receptacle,
ovule, sepal, petal, xylem, phloem, mitosis, parts of mitosis
Integrated Science: Grade 10
Plant Station Lab
STATION 4: CROSS SECTION OF LEAF
1. Focus the microscope on the cross section of a leaf slide.
2. Draw and label what you see. Be sure to include the magnification.
3. Include the function of at least two leaf parts that are responsible for supporting
water transport.
STATION 5: ONION ROOT TIP
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Focus the microscope on the onion root tip slide.
Draw and label what you see (use possible labels on number 6 of station 3)
What is the purpose of the root at the cellular level?
What do you notice is going on in these cells (hint: we studied this last topic)
Draw and name three different stages of what you think is happening from your
answer to question 4.
6. Look at the outer edges of the onion roots. You will notice a calloused layer of
dead cells – much like the hard callouses that develop on our hands. Using the
terms form and function, write a response to why this calloused layer exists.