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Lesson 27 Terrestrial Plants

This lesson discusses the characteristics of terrestrial and aquatic plants. Terrestrial plants, also called land plants, grow in soil and have features adapted to life on land, such as leaves, stems, roots, and flowers. Aquatic plants live in bodies of water and serve important roles in aquatic ecosystems. Examples are given of how plant structures like leaves, stems, and roots are suited to the conditions in different environments. The lesson involves students identifying local plant samples and categorizing them as terrestrial or aquatic based on where they grow.

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Lesson 27 Terrestrial Plants

This lesson discusses the characteristics of terrestrial and aquatic plants. Terrestrial plants, also called land plants, grow in soil and have features adapted to life on land, such as leaves, stems, roots, and flowers. Aquatic plants live in bodies of water and serve important roles in aquatic ecosystems. Examples are given of how plant structures like leaves, stems, and roots are suited to the conditions in different environments. The lesson involves students identifying local plant samples and categorizing them as terrestrial or aquatic based on where they grow.

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Chapter 3: Plants

Lesson 27: Terrestrial Plants

Day 1
I. Objective:
Identify the characteristics of terrestrial plants

II. A. Materials:
Potted plants
Pictures of land plants
Sample live plants/ actual plants
Gloves, old sacks, old newspapers

B. References:
Science Teachers Guide 4, pp. 121-124, Learners Materials 4

C. Process Skills: describing, Identifying, classifying


D. Value Integration: Love and appreciation of Gods given gifts

III. Learning Tasks:


A. Engagement:
1. Say: “We just studied about different kinds of animals living in land and water.
Do we find plants growing in land and water too?

2. Take the pupils around the school grounds and make them list/ name and draw
plats they see. One plant per pupil is enough. If you have a pond or an aquarium,
take them there as well and ask them to draw one plant.

3. Elicit their answers or gather their drawings. Consolidate or group the


names/drawings into those that grow on land and those that grow on water.
4. Prepare a table on a manila paper similar to the one given below.
5. Ask the pupils to write their answers on the manila paper.
Data table on places where plants grow

Plants that grow on land Plants that grow in water

B. Exploration:
1. Inform pupils that they will do an activity in a place assigned to them.
2. Remind the pupils to observe proper behavior as they perform individual and group
tasks.
3. Ask the pupils to do Lesson 27: LM Activity 1: “What is it?”
4. After all have finished the activity, ask pupils to go back to their classroom.

C. Explanation:
1. Ask a group member to present the groups result and answer the guide questions.
 What is common to all plants? (leaves, roots, stems and flowers)
 Do the plants have the same stem? (No, plants have different leaves, some
leaves are narrow, others are wide)
 Do the plants have the same leaves? (No, they have different leaves. Some
leaves are narrow, others are wide.)
 What new things have you learned about the plants? (Plants have different
characteristics). (They differ in size. Some are small, others are big.)
 Do these plants grow on land? (Yes they do)
 But some grow on water as shown in the table.

2. Lead the class to state this:

We call plants that grow on soil terrestrial plants and those that grow on water
aquatic plants.

Some terrestrial plants are small, others are big. There are plants with big trunks
while others have soft stem. Terrestrial plants grow in different places. There are
plants that grow directly on soil while others grow on rocks.

Aquatic plants live within watery environments. In the ecosystem, aquatic plants
serve as food and habitat for animals living in the sea and prevent shorelines, ponds,
and lakes from encoding by providing soil stability.

D. Elaboration:
1. Say:
They have parts in common but certain structures enable plants to function
under certain conditions.

2. Let the pupils state the commonalities and differences and the inferred
functions. Pupils should be allowed to infer the functions of the specialized
structures and confirm pupils’ answers against scientific viewpoints

Say:
Plants living in different places are exposed to varied conditions however; their
structures are suited to particular needs. For example, forest plants tend to
grow tall and sturdy.

Shapes and sizes of the leaves are also important for survival. Plants like
bananas produce big, broad leaves to efficiently trap more energy.

Plants with waxy leaves help to protect themselves from dehydration as a result
of too much exposure to the sunlight,

Some plants have also developed structures to store water especially in the
dessert. Cactus is the best example of desert plant.

Roots of the plants adapt themselves too their habitat. They differ in sizes and
shapes too. These characteristics are determined by their functions.

E. Evaluation:
List down all the common names of the plants actually selected by the pupils during the
activity. Let them group as to terrestrial or aquatic.

IV. Assignment:
list other terrestrial plants can be found at home.

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