Teaching Duration = 7+ Weeks
A 2700 Slide PowerPoint presentation becomes the roadmap for an amazing and interactive science experience.
Also included is a 500 slide ecological succession mini unit with HW, Notes, and more.
This unit includes all of the lessons below in one organized folder....
-Botany Unit Homework, Lesson Notes, Answer Keys, and PowerPoint Freebies
-Introduction to Botany, Set-up for plant grow study Lesson and much more.
-Plant Evolution, Algae, Lichens, Non-Vascular Plants, HW, Notes, and much more
-Seeds, Young Plants, Monocotyledons and Dicotyledons, (600 slides, HW, Notes, and much more)
- Seed Dispersal Lesson, (Water Dispersal) Island Biogeography Lesson (450 slides, Quiz, more)
-Botany Unit PowerPoint Review Game I
-Plants, Roots, Water, Leaves, Photosynthesis, Vascular Plants (800 Slides, HW, Notes, and much more)
-Plant Hormones Lesson
-Botany Unit PowerPoint Review Game II
-Botany Unit Crossword Puzzle with Solution
-Leaf Identification Lesson with Relative Abundance Extension Lesson
-Flowers, Fruits, and Plant Life Cycles Lesson (450 Slides, HW, Notes, and more)
Science Curriculum that I offer on TpT
Entire 4 year Science Curriculum, 20 Full Units (35,000 Slides) HW, Notes, and much more
The unit is to large to sample here or download here (This unit is 294MB and TpT allows a 5MB sample and 50 MB download limit) If you decide to purchase this unit, I will send you an email with a link to download the entire unit as soon as I am alerted of the purchase from TpT. I use a company called PayLoadz.com which allows me to send very large files.
This unit consists of a five part 2,700+ slide PowerPoint presentation, assessment, and class notes that become the road map for an exciting and interactive unit full of lab activities, challenge questions, class notes, discussion questions, project ideas, assessments, modified assessment, class notes, PowerPoint review games, answer keys, video links, and much more. The unit is completely editable and can be changed to fit any curriculum or time requirement.
Also included is a student version of the unit that is much like the teachers but missing the answer keys, quizzes, PowerPoint review games, hidden box challenges, owl, and surprises meant for the classroom. This is a great resource to distribute to your students and support professionals.
The Plant Unit - Covers most topics associated with an Introductory Botany Course (See list below for more topics covered). This unit includes an interactive and engaging PowerPoint Presentation of 2,700 slides with built-in class notes (Red Slides), built-in hands-on activities, project ideas, discussion questions, assessments (Quiz Wiz), and challenge questions with answers. Text is in large print (32 font) and is placed at the top of each slide so it can seen and read from all angles of a classroom. A shade technique, as well as color coding text increases student focus and allows teacher to control the pace of the lesson. Also included is a 13 page (Microsoft 2003 word doc.) assessment / bundled homework that chronologically goes with the slideshow for nightly homework and the end of the unit assessment, as well as a 13 page modified assessment. 16 pages of class notes (Word doc.) with images are also included for students who require modifications, as well as answer keys to both of the assessments for support professionals, teachers, and homeschool parents. 7 video short links (.flv files) are provided and a slide within the slideshow cues teacher / parent when the videos are most relevant to play. Video shorts usually range from 2-7 minutes. Two PowerPoint review games are included. Answers to the PowerPoint review games are provided in PowerPoint form so students can self-assess. Lastly, several class games such as guess the hidden picture beneath the boxes, and the find the hidden owl somewhere within the slideshow are provided. Difficulty rating of 7 (Ten is most difficult).
Areas of Focus in The Plant Unit: Cool Facts about Plants, Plant Evolution, Importance of Algae, Lichens, The Three Types of Lichens, Non-Vascular Plants, Bryophytes, Seedless Vascular Plants (Ferns), Seeds, Seed Dormancy, Factors that Break Seed Dormancy, Germination, Parts of a Young Plant, Monocots and Dicots, Roots and Water, Types of Roots, Water Uptake and Photosynthesis, Plant Hormones, Types of Plant Tissues, Xylem and Phloem, Woody Plants, Leaves, Light and Plants, Transpiration, Guard Cells, Leaf Identification, Plant Life Cycles, Seed Plant Life Cycles, Parts of a Flower, Matured Ovaries (Fruits), Types of Fruit. Ecological Succession mini unit.
Checkout Procedure: When I am alerted through TpT of your purchase, I will send you a link to digitally download the unit through Payloads.com. The download may take between 20 minutes to an hour + depending on the unit. Everything arrives in editable format so it can be changed to fit any curriculum or time requirement.
Thank you for your time and interest in this unit. If you have any questions please email me at ryemurf@gmail.com
Sincerely,
Ryan Murphy M.Ed
ryemurf@gmail.com