PLANTS FEATURES - mind map

The students have been studying the features of plants and they have completed this mind map:

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ACID RAIN - Reading text

Do you know what "Acid rain" means?
Read the essay and discover it.

WHAT IS ACID RAIN?

By Christina Nunez

Acid rain is any form of precipitation that contains high levels of nitric and sulfuric acids. It can be in the form of snow, fog, and tiny dry material that settle to Earth.

Causes of acid rain

Most of the acid rain is the result of human activities: coal power plants, factories, and automobiles. When humans burn fossil fuels, many toxic gases go into the atmosphere and they react with water, oxygen, and other substances, and form acid. When acid rain reaches the Earth, it contaminates the water and the soil.

Effects of acid rain

Acid rain has many ecological effects, especially on lakes, streams, wetlands, and other aquatic environments. Acid rain also damages forests because it removes essential nutrients from the soil. The effects of acid rain make animals, trees and plants less healthy and more vulnerable to cold temperatures, insects, and disease. Acid rain is also dangerous to humans because it can cause respiratory diseases.

What can we do?

The only way to fight acid rain is burning fewer fossil fuels and controlling air-quality emissions.

Vocabulary:  

-Coal: carbon                   -Reach: arrive                  -Soil: ground

-Disease: illness               -Settle: establish             -Tiny: very little


Complete a the graphic organiser:

ACID RAIN FLASHCARDS - Presentation

Which differences do you appreciate in these habitats?

Session 4-1 Acid Rain: Differences between habitats

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ARTICLE: "HOW PLANTS ADAPT"

Read the article and learn about how plants adapt to the evironment:

HOW PLANTS ADAPT

In order to survive, plants have developed specific adaptations to the conditions of different areas. Some examples are:

• In areas where water is scarce, plants grow further apart. They may have waxy leaves, or some have no leaves at all. This helps to reduce loss of water through evaporation.

• In areas with less light and cool temperatures, trees have broad leaves to absorb lots of sunlight. They have thick bark to protect themselves against cold winters.

• In areas with cold temperatures, trees have needle-like leaves to help to reduce loss of water and to allow snow to fall off more easily. Their leaves are dark in colour to absorb sunlight and heat.

• In areas with very cold temperatures, plants are small by growing close to the ground, they keep warm. Their leaves are dark in colour to absorb sunlight and heat. Plants in cold areas grow in groups to keep out the wind and cold air.

Vocabulary

Scarce: few

Waxy: smooth

Bark: tree covering

Choose one adaptation per area and complete the graphic organiser:

PLANTS ADAPTATION

HOW PLANTS GROW UP AND ADAPT - Presentation

Have a look at these plants and discover their habitats.

SCHOOL BOTANICAL GARDEN BOOKLET

The botanical garden of the school has many flowering and non-flowering.

Have a look to our booklet project!!

Booklet: Flowering and Non-flowering plants in the school Botanical Garden

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FLOWERING AND NON-FLOWERING PLANTS - Presentation

Discover the differences between these plants:

PLANTS: NUTRITION AND REPRODUCTION - Running dictation

Running dictation:
Check your running dictation:

PLANTS FEATURES

In this video you can learn the main features of plants:

Organise the main ideas using this mind map:

Session 1.2: Plant Features Mind Map

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THE IMPORTANCE OF PLANTS

Watch the video and learn about the importance of plants for humans life.

PLANTS

FLOWERING AND NON-FLOWERING PLANTS podcast

Listen to the audio and discover the different types of plants.

LEARNING ABOUT PLANTS

This video will help you to learn about the importance of the plants for our lives and to know what they need to grow up and reproduce.

QUIZLET ABOUT PLANTS

Check your knowledge about "The Plant Kingdom" lesson

Revise vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.

https://quizlet.com/264717502/the-plant-kingdom-ppt-24-terms-flash-cards/

THE PLANT KINGDOM

The Plantae Kingdom is made up of all the plants that you see each day. Most plants are multi-cellular, meaning that they consist of many cells. Different types of plants include trees, grass, flowers, and some types of algae. 

 Plants use the light from the Sun to produce their own food. This allows them to grow almost anywhere, as long as there is enough water.

 Plants get their green color from the chlorophyll which is found inside of their cells. Plants use chlorophyll to collect energy from the light of the Sun. They then use this energy to create food. In this process, they create the food we eat and the oxygen we need to breathe. Plants are very important to the life of almost every other living thing.