Introduction
Students , I am Dr. Cuttino and I am looking for volunteers to work in my plant hospital. There has been many wounded plants coming in the hospital suffering from broken stems, cracked leaves and dry flowers.
Plants are living things. They need need special care. Please volunteer in my plant hospital to help care for these wounded plants.
What are the needs of plants? Do you know that the parts of plants help them to get or make what they need? Cadets this web quest will help you understand the plants parts and how important each part is for the plant's growth and development. After, you complete this web quest you will receive your certificate of completion and can become a volunteer on my hospital staff.
Task
1. You will find out the function of each plant part
2. You will find out how the leaves help the plant.
3. You will examine how the stem helps the plant to live.
4. You will examine how the root helps the plant.
5. You will write an expository paper explaining plant parts and their functions.
6. You will complete the final part on the KWL chart.
Process
What do you know about the parts of a plant?
1. Click on the link below and fill out the K part and the W part of the chart.
Now, that you have written everything you know about a plant, let's do a few activites.
2. Click on the link below and listen to the song.
http://www.youtube.com/embed/sXrnHff2Kjc
3. Look at the picture below. Do you know the part of plant that is shown?
4. Click on the link below to help you identify the part of plant shown.
5. Click on the link below to answer the question in the discussion board to find out what you have learned about plant parts.
Don't forget to put your name on the bottom of your submission!
3. Click on the website below to find out more about the parts of the plants and their functions.
You are on your way to receiving your certificate in plant care!
Please complete this final process before you receive your certificate.
4. Write an expository paper explaining the importance of each plant part. See the rubric for scoring.5. Fill out the L part on the kwl chart . Tell about what you have learned about plant parts. Each fact is worth 10 points.
6. Congratulations! You have sucessfully completed your web quest on plant parts and now you may print your certificate of completion. 
certificate of completetion 11.pdf
Evaluation
Extended Response Rubrics
Teacher Name: Mrs. Cuttino
Student Name: __________________________________
| CATEGORY | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Amount of Information | All topics are addressed and all questions answered with at least 2 sentences about each. | All topics are addressed and most questions answered with at least 2 sentences about each. | All topics are addressed, and most questions answered with 1 sentence about each. | One or more topics were not addressed. |
| Organization | Information is very organized with well-constructed paragraphs and subheadings. | Information is organized with well-constructed paragraphs. | Information is organized, but paragraphs are not well-constructed. | The information appears to be disorganized. 8) |
| Amount of Information | All topics are addressed and all questions answered with at least 2 sentences about each. | All topics are addressed and most questions answered with at least 2 sentences about each. | All topics are addressed, and most questions answered with 1 sentence about each. | One or more topics were not addressed. |
| Mechanics | No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. | Almost no grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors | A few grammatical spelling, or punctuation errors. | Many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors. |
| Paragraph Construction | All paragraphs include introductory sentence, explanations or details, and concluding sentence. | Most paragraphs include introductory sentence, explanations or details, and concluding sentence. | Paragraphs included related information but were typically not constructed well. | Paragraphing structure was not clear and sentences were not typically related within the paragraphs. |
| Total Score |
Conclusion
You have now completed all your task.
Please remember that roots, stems and leaves work together to get what the plant needs to live and grow.
The root is the plant part that grows underground.
The stem is the part that supports the plant. It helps the plant stands upright.
The leaves are the main food making part of the plant.
