Introduction
Where did all the flowers come from?
Now we will learn about some facts about flowers. Do you like flowers? And how can you not love them?
Yes, all beautiful and pleasantly smelling plants, according to scientists, are called by the common word "flowers".
What kind of word is flowers? Where did it come from?
Many of our simplest, most common words have been part of the English language for millennia, dating back to Old English (Anglo-Saxon) and earlier. But the word “flower” did not become part of the English language until after the Norman invasion of 1066, when French speakers conquered England and ruled the country for several centuries. The word “flower” comes from the Old French flor or flour, which in turns comes from the Latin “flos” or “flor-”. In Middle English the word was spelled “flour”, and the word makes an appearance in the fourth line of the prologue to “The Canterbury Tales”, written by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 1300s. In this passage Chaucer talks about how fine the month of April is, and that one of its attractions is the appearance of spring flowers — which he spells as “flour”.
The web quest involves the work of a group of 7th grade students, where several members of the group perform one of the proposed roles. Each team member is responsible not only for his role, but also must coordinate his actions with other members of the group.
Task
The class is divided into 2 groups. Each group is working on one topic:
historians - "The history of the flower"
theorists - "Types of flowers"
Action plan
Choose one of the suggested roles.
After choosing a role, study the questions that you have to answer
Examine the list of resources.
Research information resources according to your role.
After all the team members have completed the work, you should get together, discuss the results of the work and summarize your work.
Protect the results of the project
Process
Task for HISTORIANS
Find information on the questions from various sources:
What flowers are considered a symbol of innocence and purity?
Which flower is called the flower of the sun in many countries of the world?
Which yellow flowers are poisonous?
https://watanabefloral.com/flower-meanings/#:~:text=Lily%20(white)%20%2D%20Innocence%20%26%20purity.
https://www.gardenia.net/plant/helianthus-annuus
https://csuvth.colostate.edu/poisonous_plants/Plants/Details/143
Task for THEORISTS
Find information on the questions from various sources:
Why does the world need flowers?
What types of flowers are there?
What kinds of flowers can be grown at home?
https://www.southsideblooms.com/blog/how-flowers-are-important-in-our-life
https://www.housebeautiful.com/lifestyle/g29132632/indoor-blooming-plants/
Evaluation
For historians : The result of your work will be an exhibition of drawings on the research topic and at the final event to protect the collected information
For theorists : The result of your work will be an exhibition of drawings on the research topic, you need to come up with various games for the guys on the topic and at the final event to protect the collected information
Conclusion
We hope that after working on our web quest, you will learn a lot about the history of flowers and their meaning in our world, as well as their types.