Sunday, May 15, 2016

Plant Lessons 5/10-5/20


  • Tues 5/10:  Observe and water your group's plants.  Turn in hard-copy part of DNA Fingerprinting Lab.  Turn in court testimony through turnitin.com by 11:59 pm tonight.  Overview of transpiration.  Work on 9.1 notes, due at the beginning of class on Thursday.   Look at demos for models of transpiration (capillary tubes and paper towel demo).  Go outside to get leaves and set up tests of transpiration.
  • Thurs 5/12:  Check off 9.1 Notes.  Go over xerophytes.  Get a stem from outside and set up a potometer to measure transpiration.  While you wait, do the Virtual Transpiration Lab in your notes.  Fill in the 4X4 Data Table in your notebook and then answer the 7 questions from the simulation.  Take notes on 9.2 for class on Monday 5/16.
  •  Mon 5/16:  Check off Virtual Transpiration Lab.  Overview of Translocation and aphid stylets.  Watch videos.  Do data-based questions on pp. 418 and 419 in your notebook.   When finished, start studying 9.3.  Finish reading 9.3 for Wednesday.
  • Wed 5/18  Check off DBQ's and 9.2 notes and go over.  Plants growth concepts:  meristems, apical growth, mitosis, growth hormones, plant tropisms.   Hand out Plant and Flower Worksheet.  Read 9.4 for homework and finish Plant and Flower Worksheet.
  • Fri 5/20:   Work on Plant and Flower Worksheet.  Plant reproduction.  Gene expression, photoperiodism, flowers, mutualism between flower and pollinator, fertilization, seed dispersal.  Structure of seeds and seed germination.  Watch half of plant video.
Plant Test on Thursday 5/26!!

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