Jan week 2 - Nature's Kitchen

• Science
• Primary Education
• Age 11

JAN WEEK 2

Nature's Kitchen

Expected Learning Outcomes

Importance of Leaf for a plant 

BIG QUESTION: 

How do the leaf of a plant help us? 

WARM-UP ACTIVITY 

Observe the picture carefully and why is it advised to not sleep under a tree at night? 

 

FLOW 

Children will attempt STUDIO ACTIVITY 8.7 followed by classroom discussion 

Q. Which of the following is formed during the process of photosynthesis in plants?

1. starch
2. glucose
3. proteins
4. carbon dioxide

Q. The raw materials used by plants in order to prepare their food are _____________.

1. Oxygen and Carbon dioxide
2. Carbon dioxide and Water
3. Water and Oxygen
4. Water and Sunlight

CLOSURE 

Children will attempt the Big question in NOTEBOOK. 

BIG QUESTION-How do the leaf of a plant help us? 

Q. Asha, Bama, Simi and Nitee were looking at a tree. It had many green leaves and some old yellow leaves. Here is what each one of them had to say about the part of the tree that made food.
Who is correct?

1. Asha: The yellow leaves make food and turn green in colour.
2. Bama: Only the green leaves make food in the tree.
3. Simi: All leaves make food; green and yellow.
4. Nitee: The leaves and the roots make food.

Q. Photosynthesis is a process that must take place in plants for them to survive. Which of these is made by the plant during photosynthesis?

1. water
2. sunlight
3. carbohydrate
4. carbon dioxide

Q. Shubha lives in Mumbai and she has a rose plant in her garden. At which of these times would this plant "most likely" be making its own food?

1. 9:00AM
2. 3:00AM
3. 8:00PM
4. All the time of day and night

Now, I can,
Explain the importance of leaves of a plant.

Yes, I can

I have doubts

No, I have doubts

Home Fun

Children will attempt Concept Map (page – 65) 

Day 2

Nature's Kitchen

BIG QUESTION: 

How do the leaf of a plant help us? 

Expected Learning Outcomes

Explain the characteristics of insectivorous plants

SEL Activity- Whiteboard.fi

ART INTEGRATION - LEAFMOJIS - LEAF FACES 

Children will create emojis on leaves to showcase emotions. 

FLOW 

Characteristics of Insectivorous plants will be discussed in the class. 

whiteboard.fi

Which of the following BEST explains how plants obtain their energy and use it?

1. The plant uses the energy of the Sun to make food for the animals
2. The plant gets energy from the Sun which is directly used by the plant
3. The plant makes food using the energy of the Sun and uses it in harsh conditions
4. The energy from sunlight is used by the plant to make food which it uses during respiration.

A Venus flytrap traps insects which sit on its leaves.
This is an example of_____________

1. a plant responding to changes
2. a plant making its own food
3. a plant cleaning the air
4. a plant growing bigger

Some plants attract, capture and digest insects to get nutrients. Insects serve as an additional food for these plants.
What makes such insect-eating plants different from other plants?

1. They can grow faster than other plants
2. They can grow in soils having less nutrients
3. They can grow in very cold and dry regions.
4. They cannot respire like other plants.

Now, I can,
Explain the characteristics of insectivorous plants.

Yes, I can

I have doubts

No, I have doubts

HomeFun

Children will attempt the following Notebook Work: 

S.no.  

Q1. Write one similarity and one difference between the process of photosynthesis and respiration in plants.