Lesson Plan of Plants (Flowering & Non-Flowering Plants)
General Science Grade V
Students’ Learning Outcomes
· Compare flowering & non-flowering plants.
· Classify the flowering plants into two major groups and give examples of each group.
Information for Teachers
· Some plants produce flowers and are called flowering plants e. g. orange, apple, wheat, rice, rose etc.
· Some plants don’t produce flowers and are called non-flowering plants e. g. ferns, conifers etc.
· All the flowering plants produce seeds in their life cycles. Their seeds are surrounding by the fruit. They usually have broad leaves.
· All non-flowering plants don’t produce seeds. Conifers are the non-flowering plants that produce seeds. Their seeds are not covered with fruit. They usually have needle-like leaves.
Material / Resources
Pictures of flowering & non-flowering plants, textbook.
Worm up Activity
· Recall students’ previous knowledge through questions like:
—What do you mean by classification?
—Why do we classify animals?
—Can we classify plants also?
· After students’ response announce the today’s topic.
DevelopmentFlowering & Non-Flowering Plants
Activity 1
· Arrange the students into appropriate number of groups.
· Give pictures of different plants to each groups.
· Ask each group to observe the plants shown in the pictures.
· Students should discuss the visible structure and different parts of the plants within the group.
· Ask students to share their own knowledge about these plants within group.
· Ask the groups to share the important observations with the whole class (one member from each group will present the observations).
· Initiate and guide the class discussion through interactive questioning:
–How the plants are different from one another? (Expected response: They are different in sizes. They are different in shapes. Some plants have flowers and fruits while some don’t have.)
* Ask them on what basis we can classify them.(Expected response: shape, size and presence of flowers).
* Conclude the activity by explaining the first level of the classification of plants i. e. flowering and non-flowering plants.
Activity 2
· Write the main characteristics of the two groups on board and fill it by the students’ response.
Characteristics
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Flowering Plants
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Non-flowering Plants
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Produce Flower
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Yes
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No
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Fruits
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Present
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Not present
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Seeds
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Produce in All
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Not produce in all
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Leaves
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Usually Broad
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Usually narrow
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Examples
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Rose, Apple, Wheat
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Ferns, conifers
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Sum up / Conclusion
· Plants are classified into two major groups i. e. flowering and non- flowering plants.
· All the flowering plants produce seeds in their life cycle. Their seeds are surrounded by fruits. They usually have broad leaves.
· The non-flowering plants don’t produce seeds. There seeds are not covered with fruit. They usually needle like leaves.
Assessment
· Ask the following questions to the students:
—What are the two major groups of plants?
—How the seeds of flowering plants are different from the seeds of some non- flowering plants?
—In what respects the flowering and non-flowering plants are similar?
—Name one flowering and one non-flowering plant used in our daily life.
—In which areas of Pakistan non-flowering plants are usually found?
· Involve the students in solving the questions given at the end of chapter / unit in textbook.
Follow up
· Ask the students to go for a nature walk in their surroundings with their parents and collect samples (for example leaves) from the flowering and non-flowering plants.
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