Botany Unit Study

Here are the objectives for your Botany unit study.
1. Compare the econsystems of the following habitats: deserts, prairie, woodlands, mountain, rainforest, tundra.
2. List environmental factors that alter an ecosystem.
3. Describe the reproductive parts of flowering plants.
4. Compare flowers that are pollinated by insects and those pollinated by the wind.
5. Identify six main parts of a plant cell and describe their functions.
6. Explain what photosynthesis is and what is needed for it to take place.
7. Trace the transport of water and nutrients inside the plant.
8. List the steps of sexual reproduction in plants in the correct order and describe each step.
9. Compare features of living things that reproduce asexually and those that reproduce sexually.
10. Describe the carbon cycle.
11. Describe the nitrogen cycle.

Resources

MatchCard Science Unit Studies should have a minimum of three resources. We have listed a few favorites; but feel free to find your other resources.

BOOKS
Green Thumbs and Radishes TOPS Learning Systems
Any botany field guide (Trees, flowers, etc.)
Jungles by Jenny Wood, Scholastic Books

LIBRARY
Check it out! Don't forget your library. You can find resources for your botany unit study with the Dewey Decimal Numbers: 570-589.

OTHER RESOURCES
Don't forget to keep an eye open for these other resources:

• Magazine articles
  
• Videos and DVDs
  
• Field Trips
  
• Educational Games

Science Projects
You will need a minimum of one science project to complete your Botany unit study. Here are some ideas:

• Use a field guide to identify 15 species of trees, shrubs, or flowers.
  
• Collect and label the leaves of trees or flowers.
  
• Make a classification chart of plants and their scientific names.
  
• Complete all the activities on the MatchCard instructor's pages.

MatchCards

The Matchcards are great for teaching and reinforcing the objectives. There is one MatchCard for each of the objectives listed above.

The MatchCards give you:

• A simple diagram of the concept
• Information pieces to place on the student card as a game
• Instructor's card with all the answers, a suggested activity for teaching
• A system for built in review

Every week you will use the corresponding MatchCard to teach the objective. In addition, the students review 5 previously learned MatchCards two or three times per week. This game-like activity is a favorite activity of many students. The Instructor's Guide gives you more ideas on organizing and using the MatchCards.

Unit Study Log

You will complete an Botany Unit Study Log. It will include your bibliography, description of science projects you do, list of daily readings and activities, and Grading Sheet. The Instructor's Guide gives more information on keeping a Unit Study Log.

Your Complete Botany MatchCard Unit Study

We are in the process of updating our graphics. So for a limited time we are offering the complete unit study FREE. It includes:

• All of the information above in printed form
• All corresponding student MatchCards
• All instructor's pages with answer keys
• Your steps to success for planning and carrying out your unit study
• Information Pieces
• Unit study log for tracking and documenting

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