Plants System Web-Quest

Introduction

Have you ever seen a plant? Have you ever noticed the different parts that are on a plant? Can you recall any of the names? Well if you aren’t familiar,today is the day you get to explore the plant systems. Do you know what plants are? Well, plants are living organisms that cover much of the land of planet Earth. You see them everywhere. They include grass, trees, flowers, bushes, ferns, mosses, and more. Plants also have two systems a root and a shoot system, but I’ll leave you to discover more on this topic. Let’s begin!

Task

Mr rabbit is ill and needs a carrot to feel better. Your task is to identify and describe the parts of the root and shoot system. You are expected to explain the functions of root and the shoot system and accurately label the parts of the plant. If you score 20 points or more you will earn a carrot which you can give to Mr rabbit so he can feel better.

Process

1. Gather your resources needed.

2. Visit omlympiad genius website at https://www.olympiadgenius.com/study-material/grade-5-Science-Plants-and-Root-Shoot-systems/?_id=424 to answer the question below :

• Systems: Using the information from the link provided above, differentiate the shoot system from the root system by providing a description of each.

3.Click the link here for assistance with the question below

http://marinmg.ucanr.edu/files/187894.pdf

• Plant Parts: Using your own words, use the following table to write the plant parts and the functions of each part in seperate columns.

Parts of a plant	Functions

4. With your understanding of the functions of the parts of a plant, create a bordered chart and draw diagram of a plant labeling the parts of the plant and highlighting the system they belong to. (Cartridge paper will be provided)

Evaluation

This project will be out of 27 marks. For details on the marking procedure observe the rubric below. This is a great opportunity to make up marks needed to enter final exams.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Description of shoot and root system
5 plant parts stated
Functions stated for each plant part mentioned
Diagram of plant structure drawn and labelled onto white bordered cartridge paper.

Total score

/27

Conclusion

Congratulations!! You took on this task and you successfully made it through the web-quest!

Now let’s recap!

We now know that plants consist of two system, they are the root and the shoot system. The structure on the plant helps to make up these systems. The root system consist of tap root and lateral roots while the shoot system ( visible part of plant) of leaves, buds, flowers, and fruits of the plant. Also, we now know that each part of the plant plays an important role in keeping the plant alive.