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Southeast Middle School 6th Science E Learning Day 21

*Not comprehensive of the full intent of the indicator. Teachers will need to continue instruction in the classroom.

Day 21: Grade 6 Science Standard/Indicator:

6L5B1: Construct explanations of how the internal structures of vascular and nonvascular plants transport food and water.

I can statement:

I can explain why nonvascular plants grow close to the ground and why vascular plants grow tall.

Essential Questions:

Why do some plants grow close to the ground and other plants do not?

Resources:

Discovery Education

Activities:

● . Log-in to Discovery Education (District Webpage →Resources→Student Resources)

● View “What Are Plants?” video segment. ● Answer the 3 questions at the bottom of this page, in

complete sentences and submit in Science Team page.

Submission of Work:

Answer the questions at the bottom of this page as you navigate the presentation. Submit your completed questions via email or your class Team page (preferred).

Teacher Assistance You may contact your teacher, via email, [email protected] or [email protected] from 9:30-11:00 a.m. and 1:00-2:30 p.m.

What are Plants

1. How do you know if something is a plant?

2. Describe 3 ways we use plants.

3. What do most plants have in common?

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Day 22: Grade 6 Science

Standard/Indicator:


I can statement:

I can make a list of plants that I am familiar with and put them into categories.



Resources:

None

Activities:

● Open a Microsoft Word document (Either from the desktop or from your Science Team page).

● Create a heading with your name, date, and class period. ● Scroll down 6 lines, then tab to the center of the line. ● Type “Types of Plants” ● Scroll down 3 lines from your title and make sure you are

no longer centering your text. ● Create a list of plants that you are familiar with, using the

following categories: 1. Trees – Name 2 2. Fruits/Vegetables – Name 10 (any combination) 3. Flowers – Name 6 4. Nuts – Name 2

• Answer the questions at the bottom of this page in complete sentences.

Submission of Work:

Submit your completed questions via email or your class Team page (preferred).


Types of Plants

1. Do the plants in your list grow flat on the ground or above the ground?

2. What are 3 structures that the plants on your list have in common?






Standard/Indicator:


I can statement:




Resources:

Biology for Kids: Plants

Activities:

● Click the resource above to access the webpage. ● Scroll down the page to the section on “Types of Plants” ● Read the section and answer the questions at the bottom of this page in a word document that you will submit to your teacher (email or Science class Team page).*Don’t forget to include a your heading and the title of the assignment.

Submission of Work:



Types of Plants

1. Into what 2 groups are plants classified?

2. What is the main difference between vascular plants and nonvascular

plants?

3. Which group of plants would you expect to have a stem? Why?

4. Mosses are a type of nonvascular plant that grow in damp areas. They are

often found growing on dead logs. Why do mosses grow close to the

ground and in damp areas?

5. What plant structures are found in vascular plants that are not found in

nonvascular plants?

https://www.ducksters.com/science/biology/plants.php






Standard/Indicator:


I can statement:




Resources:

United States Botanical Garden – Virtual Tour

Activities:

● Click the resource above to access the webpage. ● Scroll down the page to “Take a Virtual Tour”. Read the

information beneath the section. Click the links for Conservatory, National Garden, and Bartholdi Park as you read so that you’ll recognize some of the areas of the botanical garden during your virtual tour.

• Click “Explore a Virtual Tour”. Move your mouse over the arrows to decide which direction you will move. Spend about 15 minutes exploring the Outer Gardens and the Rose Garden (This may take some practice – and patience. Make sure you pause after each click of your mouse so that the images come into focus).

• Pay attention to the kinds (variety) of plants that you observe during your tour, then answer the questions at the bottom of this page.

Submission of Work:



United States Botanical Garden Virtual Tour

1. Were most of the plants that you observed vascular plants or nonvascular plants? How

do you know?

2. Observe the types of plants that are found around your house and neighborhood. Are

most of the plants vascular plants or nonvascular plants? How do you know?

3. What national landmark can be seen in the distance if you “walk around” the botanical

garden?

https://www.usbg.gov/take-virtual-tour






Standard/Indicator:


I can statement:




Resources:

Xylem & Phloem Get Things Moving - Worksheet

Activities:

● Open a Microsoft Word document on your laptop or in your Science Team Page

● Create a heading (Name, date, Teacher, Class Period) in the upper right corner of the page

● Scroll down 6 lines, tab to the center of the page, and type the title of the handout.

● Scroll down 3 lines, and tab to the left (align left). ● Read the worksheet (on the next page) and answer the 5

questions in complete sentences.

Submission of Work:








Standard/Indicator:

NA

I can statement:

NA


NA

Resources:

Earth Day Scavenger Hunt (Attached)

Activities:

• Earth Day is a unified event that was established to bring attention and action to the crises that affect our world. It has been celebrated on the same date since 1970, April 22.

• Complete the scavenger hunt on the next page by taking pictures (if you have a cell phone) or writing a description for each item that you can find/locate in your home or environment surrounding your home.

• Create a word document (include heading and title of assignment) and submit via email or your class Team page.

Submission of Work:








Standard/Indicator:


I can statement:

I can distinguish between vascular plants and nonvascular plants.


How can you distinguish between vascular plants and nonvascular plants?

Resources:

Observing Similarities and Differences Between Vascular and Nonvascular Plants

Activities:

● Open a Microsoft Word document on your laptop or in your Science Team Page

● Create a heading (Name, date, Teacher, Class Period) in the upper right corner of the page

● Scroll down 6 lines, tab to the center of the page, and type the title of the assignment – Observing Similarities and Differences Between Vascular and Nonvascular Plants.

● Scroll down 3 lines, and tab to the left (align left). ● Number your page from 1-4. For each set of pictures, type

all the similarities that you observe between the 2 plants in each set and all the differences that you observe.

● Submit your assignment to your teacher.

Submission of Work:







After examining these plants, list the similarities and differences between them.

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Standard/Indicator:


I can statement:

I can distinguish between vascular plants and nonvascular plants.


How can you distinguish between vascular plants and nonvascular plants?

Resources:

Kahoot! (Vascular and Nonvascular Plants)

Activities:

● Access Kahoot! ● Use this link:

https://kahoot.it/challenge/0227333?challenge-id=7e3780e8-2e45-4979-a88f-f8f75cc50e6f_1587403750272, Challenge Pin (if you are on the website - 0227333), or access from the class Microsoft Teams page to complete the assessment.

Submission of Work:

Scores are stored electronically once you have completed the assessment.


https://kahoot.it/challenge/0227333?challenge-id=7e3780e8-2e45-4979-a88f-f8f75cc50e6f_1587403750272

https://kahoot.it/challenge/0227333?challenge-id=7e3780e8-2e45-4979-a88f-f8f75cc50e6f_1587403750272







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Southeast Middle School 6th Science E Learning Days 29-30

Use days 29 and 30 to catch up on ANY assignments that you have not completed since we

have been out of the building. Contact your teacher if you need assistance.

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