Plant Web Quest Introduction--adapted from Plant Power by Lisa Dunham, Glenwood Elementary School
You are an alien from the planet Lithurus. You are on a mission to seek out new planets and study the different kinds of life on each. You have recently come across the blue planet called Earth and are surprised at the variety of life forms on the planet. You see humans and insects and fish, but the life form that interests you the most is.... the plant. You have never seen a plant before and want to learn everything about this interesting living thing. You can't wait to get started so you pull out your Observation Notebook
and get right to work!
You and a fellow botanist (a person who studies plants) will begin your investigation
of plants. Your partner will be chosen at random by your teacher. Your role and your partner's are the same. You will both be working together to complete your Observation Journal in order to send back to your planet Lithurus so that your honorable leader, Ligathurian can read it. Because the Honorable Ligathurian is your supreme leader, it is important that your Observation Journal is fully complete, accurate, and to the best of your ability.
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Now you are ready to begin your project. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU FOLLOW EACH STEP LISTED BELOW. EACH STEP SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE YOU MOVE ON TO THE NEXT STEP!
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1. First, you will study the LIFE CYCLE OF A PLANT. Click HERE to learn more about life cycles. (Click on any of the plants or animals to find out what a life cycle is.)
Your job is to look at, read, and complete the activities at EACH of the websites listed below. Then, use the information that you learn to answer the questions on PAGE 1 of your Journal. Make sure that you answer all the questions on PAGE 1 of your Journal before moving on to step 2.
Click on each website below to learn more about the life cycle of a plant:
Life Cycle of a Wisconsin Fast Plant Movie
Life Cycle Graphic Organizer
All About Seeds
Seed Structure
Life Cycle of a Plant
What is a Seed? Quiz
Life Cycle Quiz
Now that you are finished looking at the websites, complete the questions on PAGE 1
of your Observation Journal. Remember to be neat and complete.
____________________________________________________________________________
2. NEXT, you will study HOW PLANTS GROW.
Remember that your job is to look at, read, and complete the activities at each of the
websites listed below. Then, use the information that you learn to answer the questions on PAGE 2 of your Observation Journal. Make sure that you answer all the questions on PAGE 2 of your Observation Journal before moving on to step 3.
Click on each website below to learn more about the how plants grow:
Starting to Grow
Plant Parts
Plant Parts: Roots
Plant Parts: Stems
Plant Parts: Leaves
Plant Parts: Flowers
Plant Parts: Fruit
What are the Plant Parts? Quiz
Supermarket Botany
Now that you are finished looking at the websites, complete the questions on PAGE 2
of your Observation Journal. Remember to be neat and complete.
___________________________________________________________________________
3. NEXT, you will study HOW PLANTS SURVIVE.
Remember that your job is to look at, read, and complete the activities at each of the
websites listed below. Then, use the information that you learn to answer the questions on PAGE 3 of your Observation Journal. Make sure that you answer all the questions on PAGE 3 of your Observation Journal before moving on to step 4.
Click on each website below to learn more about the how plants survive:
What Do Plants Need?
Making Food
Photosynthesis
Nutrients from the Soil
Photosynthesis Movie
Now that you are finished looking at the websites, complete the questions on PAGE 3
of your Observation Journal. Remember to be neat and complete.
____________________________________________________________________________
4. NEXT, you will study HOW PLANTS REPRODUCE.
Remember that your job is to look at, read, and complete the activities at each of the
websites listed below. Then, use the information that you learn to answer the questions on PAGE 4 of your Observation Journal. Make sure that you answer all the questions on PAGE 4 of your Observation Journal before moving on to step 5.
Click on each website below to learn more about the how plants reproduce:
Flower Parts & Reproduction
What is Pollination?
Pollination
Nonflowering Plants & Reproduction
What is a Bulb?
Examples of Bulbs
What is a Tuber?
Plant Reproduction Quiz
What are the Parts of a Flower? Quiz
Label That Flower
Now that you are finished looking at the websites, complete the questions on PAGE 4
of your Observation Journal. Remember to be neat and complete.
____________________________________________________________________________
5. NEXT, you will study HOW PLANTS DIFFER.
Remember that your job is to look at, read, and complete the activities at each of the
websites listed below. Then, use the information that you learn to answer the questions on PAGE 5 of your Observation Journal. Make sure that you answer all the questions on PAGE 5 of your Observation Journal before moving on to step 6.
Click on each website below to learn more about the how plants differ:
Plant Adaptations
Types of Stems
Types of Roots
Types of Seeds
What Tree is It?
Plant Life Galore
Now that you are finished looking at the websites, complete the questions on PAGE 5
of your Observation Journal. Remember to be neat and complete.
____________________________________________________________________________
6. NEXT, you will study HOW PLANTS AND ANIMALS INTERACT.
Remember that your job is to look at, read, and complete the activities at each of the
websites listed below. Then, use the information that you learn to answer the questions on PAGE 6 of your Observation Journal. Make sure that you answer all the questions on PAGE 6 of your Observation Journal.
Click on each website below to learn more about the how plants and animals interact:
Plants& The Food Chain Quick Flick
(Watch the movie and take the quiz!)
Plants and Life on Earth
Pollinators
Seed Dispersal
Our Environment
Interdependence & Adaptation
Now that you are finished looking at the websites, complete the questions on PAGE 6
of your Observation Journal. Remember to be neat and complete.
____________________________________________________________________________
7. Your final step is to check over your Observation Journals to make sure every question is complete and to the best of your ability.
Take this quiz about plants to show what you know -- Plants Quiz
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Credits
References
Allen, D. & Allen D. (2003). Photosynthesis. Plants. Retrieved July 22, 2006, from http://www.snaithprimary.eril.net/vphoto.htm
BBC. (2005). Life Cycles. Science Clips. Retrieved July 22, 2006, from http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/9_10/life_cycles.shtml
BBC. (2006). Living Things: Plants. Revisewise. Retrieved July 22, 2006, from http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/science/living/06_act.shtml
BrainPop. (2006). Retrieved July 22, 2006, from http://www.brainpop.com/
Cosmetic Toiletry and Perfumery Association. (2006). Plant Life. Catie for Schools.
Retrieved July 22, 2006, from http://www.catie.org.uk/plants_galore_page.html
Do You Know Your Leaves? (2006). Bonus.com. Retrieved July 22, 2006, from http://www.bonus.com/bonus/nav/scooter/scooterize.htmp?loc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ebonus%2Ecom%2Fbonus%2Fcard%2Fscs%5Fquiz%5Fleaves%2Ehtml%3Fscooterize%3D1&useragent=Mozilla%2F4%2E0+%28compatible%3B+MSIE+6%2E0%3B+Windows+NT+5%2E1%3B+SV1%29&refv=1&referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fclassroom%2Ejc%2Dschools%2Enet%2Fsci%2Dunits%2Ffood%2Ehtm&entry=bonus&SERVER=www%2Ebonus%2Ecom
Harcourt School. (2006). Root Factory. Retrieved July 22, 2006, from http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/root/rootfac.html
Hinkle Creek ThinkQuest Team. (2001). Photosynthesis. Plants and Our Environment. Retrieved July 22, 2006, from http://library.thinkquest.org/3715/photo3.html
Hinkle Creek ThinkQuest Team. (2001). Seeds. Plants and Our Environment. Retrieved July 22, 2006, from http://library.thinkquest.org/3715/seeds.html
Holmes, T. (2001). What is the life cycle of a plant? Fullerton Arborteum. Retrieved July 22, 2006, from http://arboretum.fullerton.edu/grow/primer/cycle.asp
Howard Hughes Medical Institute. (2006). Meet the plant parts. Retrieved July 22, 2006, from http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/vegquiz/plantparts.html
IRA/NCTE. (2006). Letter Generator. Read, Write, Think. Retrieved July 22, 2006, from http://readwritethink.org/materials/letter_generator/
KidsConnect 2000. (2006). Life Cycles. KidsConnect.com. Retrieved July 22, 2006, from http://www.kidskonnect.com/LifeCycles/LifeCycleHome.html
Missouri Botanical Gardens. (2006). Biology of Plants. Retrieved July 22, 2006, from http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/
Morguefile Pictures. (2006). Retrieved July 25, 2006, from www.morguefile.com
RM Company. (2006). The parts of a plant/What plants need to grow. Primary Resources. Retrieved July 22, 2006, from http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/science/plants.htm
Staffordshire City Council. (2001). The Life Cycle of a Plant. Staffordshire Learning Net. Retrieved July 22, 2006, from http://www.sln.org.uk/science/lifecycle/
Scherer, J., Stack, G., & Wolford, R. (2002). The Great Plant Escape. Urban Programs Resource Network. Retrieved July 22, 2006, from http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/index.html
Splash. (2005). Flower Facts. Mather Field Vernal Pools. Retrieved July 22, 2006, from
http://www.sacsplash.org/mather/flowers.htm
Woodlands Junior School. (2006). Interactive Plants Quiz. Science Games and Activities for Kids. Retrieved July 22, 2006, from http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/revision/Science/plant.htm
Author Biography--author Lisa Dunham
Permissions
We all benefit by being generous with our work. Permission is granted for others to use and modify this WebQuest for educational, non-commercial purposes as long as the original authorship is credited. The modified WebQuest may be shared only under the same conditions. See the Creative Commons Attribution •Non-Commercial• Share-Alike license for
details.
and get right to work!
You and a fellow botanist (a person who studies plants) will begin your investigation
of plants. Your partner will be chosen at random by your teacher. Your role and your partner's are the same. You will both be working together to complete your Observation Journal in order to send back to your planet Lithurus so that your honorable leader, Ligathurian can read it. Because the Honorable Ligathurian is your supreme leader, it is important that your Observation Journal is fully complete, accurate, and to the best of your ability.
____________________________________________________________________________
Now you are ready to begin your project. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU FOLLOW EACH STEP LISTED BELOW. EACH STEP SHOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE YOU MOVE ON TO THE NEXT STEP!
____________________________________________________________________________
1. First, you will study the LIFE CYCLE OF A PLANT. Click HERE to learn more about life cycles. (Click on any of the plants or animals to find out what a life cycle is.)
Your job is to look at, read, and complete the activities at EACH of the websites listed below. Then, use the information that you learn to answer the questions on PAGE 1 of your Journal. Make sure that you answer all the questions on PAGE 1 of your Journal before moving on to step 2.
Click on each website below to learn more about the life cycle of a plant:
Life Cycle of a Wisconsin Fast Plant Movie
Life Cycle Graphic Organizer
All About Seeds
Seed Structure
Life Cycle of a Plant
What is a Seed? Quiz
Life Cycle Quiz
Now that you are finished looking at the websites, complete the questions on PAGE 1
of your Observation Journal. Remember to be neat and complete.
____________________________________________________________________________
2. NEXT, you will study HOW PLANTS GROW.
Remember that your job is to look at, read, and complete the activities at each of the
websites listed below. Then, use the information that you learn to answer the questions on PAGE 2 of your Observation Journal. Make sure that you answer all the questions on PAGE 2 of your Observation Journal before moving on to step 3.
Click on each website below to learn more about the how plants grow:
Starting to Grow
Plant Parts
Plant Parts: Roots
Plant Parts: Stems
Plant Parts: Leaves
Plant Parts: Flowers
Plant Parts: Fruit
What are the Plant Parts? Quiz
Supermarket Botany
Now that you are finished looking at the websites, complete the questions on PAGE 2
of your Observation Journal. Remember to be neat and complete.
___________________________________________________________________________
3. NEXT, you will study HOW PLANTS SURVIVE.
Remember that your job is to look at, read, and complete the activities at each of the
websites listed below. Then, use the information that you learn to answer the questions on PAGE 3 of your Observation Journal. Make sure that you answer all the questions on PAGE 3 of your Observation Journal before moving on to step 4.
Click on each website below to learn more about the how plants survive:
What Do Plants Need?
Making Food
Photosynthesis
Nutrients from the Soil
Photosynthesis Movie
Now that you are finished looking at the websites, complete the questions on PAGE 3
of your Observation Journal. Remember to be neat and complete.
____________________________________________________________________________
4. NEXT, you will study HOW PLANTS REPRODUCE.
Remember that your job is to look at, read, and complete the activities at each of the
websites listed below. Then, use the information that you learn to answer the questions on PAGE 4 of your Observation Journal. Make sure that you answer all the questions on PAGE 4 of your Observation Journal before moving on to step 5.
Click on each website below to learn more about the how plants reproduce:
Flower Parts & Reproduction
What is Pollination?
Pollination
Nonflowering Plants & Reproduction
What is a Bulb?
Examples of Bulbs
What is a Tuber?
Plant Reproduction Quiz
What are the Parts of a Flower? Quiz
Label That Flower
Now that you are finished looking at the websites, complete the questions on PAGE 4
of your Observation Journal. Remember to be neat and complete.
____________________________________________________________________________
5. NEXT, you will study HOW PLANTS DIFFER.
Remember that your job is to look at, read, and complete the activities at each of the
websites listed below. Then, use the information that you learn to answer the questions on PAGE 5 of your Observation Journal. Make sure that you answer all the questions on PAGE 5 of your Observation Journal before moving on to step 6.
Click on each website below to learn more about the how plants differ:
Plant Adaptations
Types of Stems
Types of Roots
Types of Seeds
What Tree is It?
Plant Life Galore
Now that you are finished looking at the websites, complete the questions on PAGE 5
of your Observation Journal. Remember to be neat and complete.
____________________________________________________________________________
6. NEXT, you will study HOW PLANTS AND ANIMALS INTERACT.
Remember that your job is to look at, read, and complete the activities at each of the
websites listed below. Then, use the information that you learn to answer the questions on PAGE 6 of your Observation Journal. Make sure that you answer all the questions on PAGE 6 of your Observation Journal.
Click on each website below to learn more about the how plants and animals interact:
Plants& The Food Chain Quick Flick
(Watch the movie and take the quiz!)
Plants and Life on Earth
Pollinators
Seed Dispersal
Our Environment
Interdependence & Adaptation
Now that you are finished looking at the websites, complete the questions on PAGE 6
of your Observation Journal. Remember to be neat and complete.
____________________________________________________________________________
7. Your final step is to check over your Observation Journals to make sure every question is complete and to the best of your ability.
Take this quiz about plants to show what you know -- Plants Quiz
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Credits
References
Allen, D. & Allen D. (2003). Photosynthesis. Plants. Retrieved July 22, 2006, from http://www.snaithprimary.eril.net/vphoto.htm
BBC. (2005). Life Cycles. Science Clips. Retrieved July 22, 2006, from http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/9_10/life_cycles.shtml
BBC. (2006). Living Things: Plants. Revisewise. Retrieved July 22, 2006, from http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/science/living/06_act.shtml
BrainPop. (2006). Retrieved July 22, 2006, from http://www.brainpop.com/
Cosmetic Toiletry and Perfumery Association. (2006). Plant Life. Catie for Schools.
Retrieved July 22, 2006, from http://www.catie.org.uk/plants_galore_page.html
Do You Know Your Leaves? (2006). Bonus.com. Retrieved July 22, 2006, from http://www.bonus.com/bonus/nav/scooter/scooterize.htmp?loc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ebonus%2Ecom%2Fbonus%2Fcard%2Fscs%5Fquiz%5Fleaves%2Ehtml%3Fscooterize%3D1&useragent=Mozilla%2F4%2E0+%28compatible%3B+MSIE+6%2E0%3B+Windows+NT+5%2E1%3B+SV1%29&refv=1&referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fclassroom%2Ejc%2Dschools%2Enet%2Fsci%2Dunits%2Ffood%2Ehtm&entry=bonus&SERVER=www%2Ebonus%2Ecom
Harcourt School. (2006). Root Factory. Retrieved July 22, 2006, from http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/root/rootfac.html
Hinkle Creek ThinkQuest Team. (2001). Photosynthesis. Plants and Our Environment. Retrieved July 22, 2006, from http://library.thinkquest.org/3715/photo3.html
Hinkle Creek ThinkQuest Team. (2001). Seeds. Plants and Our Environment. Retrieved July 22, 2006, from http://library.thinkquest.org/3715/seeds.html
Holmes, T. (2001). What is the life cycle of a plant? Fullerton Arborteum. Retrieved July 22, 2006, from http://arboretum.fullerton.edu/grow/primer/cycle.asp
Howard Hughes Medical Institute. (2006). Meet the plant parts. Retrieved July 22, 2006, from http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/vegquiz/plantparts.html
IRA/NCTE. (2006). Letter Generator. Read, Write, Think. Retrieved July 22, 2006, from http://readwritethink.org/materials/letter_generator/
KidsConnect 2000. (2006). Life Cycles. KidsConnect.com. Retrieved July 22, 2006, from http://www.kidskonnect.com/LifeCycles/LifeCycleHome.html
Missouri Botanical Gardens. (2006). Biology of Plants. Retrieved July 22, 2006, from http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/
Morguefile Pictures. (2006). Retrieved July 25, 2006, from www.morguefile.com
RM Company. (2006). The parts of a plant/What plants need to grow. Primary Resources. Retrieved July 22, 2006, from http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/science/plants.htm
Staffordshire City Council. (2001). The Life Cycle of a Plant. Staffordshire Learning Net. Retrieved July 22, 2006, from http://www.sln.org.uk/science/lifecycle/
Scherer, J., Stack, G., & Wolford, R. (2002). The Great Plant Escape. Urban Programs Resource Network. Retrieved July 22, 2006, from http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/index.html
Splash. (2005). Flower Facts. Mather Field Vernal Pools. Retrieved July 22, 2006, from
http://www.sacsplash.org/mather/flowers.htm
Woodlands Junior School. (2006). Interactive Plants Quiz. Science Games and Activities for Kids. Retrieved July 22, 2006, from http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/revision/Science/plant.htm
Author Biography--author Lisa Dunham
Permissions
We all benefit by being generous with our work. Permission is granted for others to use and modify this WebQuest for educational, non-commercial purposes as long as the original authorship is credited. The modified WebQuest may be shared only under the same conditions. See the Creative Commons Attribution •Non-Commercial• Share-Alike license for
details.
