PLANTS WEBQUEST : Grade 2

Introduction

As you walk to school 



 

or ride the bus  

or ride in your parent/guardian

 

car, you may wonder how do all of the plants that you see grow so tall and beautiful

 

 

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Did you know that you can make a plant grow as tall and

beautiful like all of the plants that you see everyday?

 

Find your parent/guardian! Quick! Image result for children running gif 

You both will learn about plants and how to grow your own plant. Have lots of fun!

 

           

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Task

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By the end of the webquest, you will be able to:

  • define what plants are 

  • identify and list what all plants need to live

  • identify and describe the parts of a plant 

  • demonstrate the steps to growing your own plant

 

Read this poem first before you move to the process.

Here's a sweet little planting poem freebie!I have other plant-themed craftivities, PowerPoint life cycle lessons and Spring Mind Maps at my sh...

 

 

                                                                                                        

Process

Step 1: Once you have found your parent/guardian, find a quiet spot. Have you done this? 

Good. Go to step 2.

Step 2: Let's learn about what a plant is. 

Plants are trees, grass and flowers. Plants grow from a seed. A seed is the small, hard part of a plant from which a plant grows. Not all plants grow from the same seeds. Seeds come in all kinds of shapes, sizes and colours.

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These are examples of plants that grow from a seed.

Lignum Vitae Tree

Yellow Elder Flower

Plants are very important. Plants get light from the sun to make their own food so that we can have food to eat and so that animals can eat.The light the plant gets from the sun gives the plant energy. This is how plants can make food. 

Step 4: Let's learn about what things plants need to live. Click on the link below.

https://youtu.be/dUBIQ1fTRzI

Step 5: Let's learn about the parts of a plant. Click on the video below. 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-l-gsWOKzk

 

Vocabulary Word:

Reproduce: plants make more than one flower/fruit.

Step 6: Now it's time to learn about how to grow your own plant.

There are many kinds of plants that you can grow such as  pumpkins, carrots, watermelon, peas, beans, sunflower, potatoes and tomatoes. Choose a plant seed that you would like to make, then go to SuperValue or Modernistic Garden and Pet Supply to get your plant seeds. 

Vocabulary Word:

Bud: a small part that grows on a plant and then it grows into a flower, leaf, or new branch.

These are the materials you will need:

  • plastic cup
  • seeds 
  • water spray bottle
  • tissue
  • camera
  • flowering pot with soil

Directions:

a. Place 2-4 seeds in a plastic cup, then fill the cup with a little water until the seeds arecovered. Place a tissue over the cup and then leave the plastic cup overnight.

b. Drain the water out of the plastic cup leaving the seeds in the cup, then fold the tissue and place it at the bottom of the cup covering the seeds.  

c. Use the spray bottle and spray a little water on the tissue, then place the tissue over the seeds.

d. Put the plastic cup in an area where there is a lot of sunlight.

e. In 3 days, check the seeds to see if there is any bud and take a picture if there is. Check to see if the tissue is dry. If it is use the spray bottle and sprinkle a little water on the tissue. 

f. When the plant gets an inch tall, place it in a flowering pot with soil. 

g. Place the plant in the area again where there is a lot of sunlight.

h. Now watch your plant grow. Don't forget to take pictures of the plant growth.

Evaluation

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Now that you have learned all about plants, you will now need to be graded. Look at the tablebelow to see how you will be graded. Place 1, 2, 3, 4 on the line next to each question.

 

The possible highest score is 48 .

 

   1 point 

   2 points

   3 points

    4 points

Answer is correct but there is no support, OR the answer is incorrect but there is some support

Answer is correct and there is some support.

Answer is correct and the support is developed.

Answer is correct and the support is fully developed.

1. _______How many parts of a plant are there? Name the parts. 

2. _______What is a plant?

3. _______Plants need water to grow. What do you think will happen if the plant does not get water?                            

4. _______What do you think will happen if plants did not exist? 

5.________What problems did you have in growing your plant?

How did you fix the problem?

6.________State two ways plants help people and the environment.

7.________Give one example of plants that grow from a seed

                         

 8. ________There is only one type of seed. True or False?

9. ________The roots takes in water. True or False? 

10.  _______The plant life cycle always starts with a flower.

True or False?

11.________The light the plant gets from the sun gives the plant energy. 

True or False?

12.________Big and small plants are important to our environment.

Explain why. 

 

Conclusion

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You have now reached the end of the WebQuest! I hope that you had fun learning 

about plants. I know that you can now go and grow any plant that you want to. 

You can now define what plants are, identify and list what all plants need to live, 

identify and describe the parts of a plant and demonstrate the steps to growing your

own plant. Remember to go and share what you have learned to your family and 

friends and tell them to visit this WebQuest! 

 

Thank you for your participation and please let me know anything

that you wish you could have seen in this WebQuest. 

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