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PLANT & FUNGI UNIT
by Fred Goerisch
Las Vegas, Nevada
DIRECTIONS: Complete one level before moving on to the next level. You
must earn the assigned number of points for each level in order to move
on to the next level. No more than 2 assignments can be signed off in
one day. BE PREPARED to answer questions about each assignment.
You may work with a partner when it is appropriate.
LEVEL1 – Basic understanding
LEVEL 2 – Application/Analysis
LEVEL 3- Synthesis/Evaluation
LEVEL 1: BASIC UNDERSTANDING 30 points
15pts _____ Teacher lecture –
Plants, Photosynthesis & Fungi take notes (SQ3R or computer
generated notes)
5pts _____ Vocabulary Crossword and
Puzzle
5pts _____ What are flowers? FRONT
AND BACK Activity worksheet
5pts _____ How plants and animals
reproduce Activity worksheet Front AND BACK
LEVEL 2: PRACTICE 40 points
10pts _____Look at a Leaf Activity & Crossword worksheet
10pts _____Leaf Structure Activity worksheet
10pts _____Parts of a Flowering Plant (Flower Dissection) Activity
worksheet –TRY TO BRING IN A FLOWER!
10pts _____Root Systems labeling wksht
10pts _____Do explore activity on page 31 “Dissecting a mushroom”
LEVEL 3: SYNTHESIS/EVALUATION 100 points
LAB ACTIVITIES:
25 pts_____ Making Spore Prints of a Mushroom Lab
25 pts_____ Lights Out Lab Activity
75pts_____ Write a plant song-Instructions on a worksheet
75pts_____ Create a children’s book about PLANTS AND PHOTOSYNTHESIS
75pts_____ Read and answer question to the story SUNKISSED :An Indian
Legend p.142
75pts_____ Create a poster that shows plant adaptations (pgs. 64-65)
MOVIE POINTS:
_____10pts Plant Structure and Function
_____10pts World of Plants
_____10pts Photosynthesis and Plant Responses
_____10pts Plant reproduction
Completed on: _______________ & Prepare for the EXAM, you’re DONE !
Record Your Points for Each Level Here:
LEVEL 1 _____________/## pts.
LEVEL 2 _____________/## pts.
LEVEL 3 _____________/## pts.
Movie(s) _____________/## pts.
BONUS _____________/## pts.
TOTAL _____________/## pts. Turn in this sheet when
the unit is done.