Date Topic/Notes Assignment Due (to be done before class starts on date listed at left)
Science Textbook
Online
Unit Concept Map
Plants for Food and Fibre Concept Map here .
Note: Where the textbook and these resources disagree, go with the textbook for
your answers
Title Page
You will receive bonus marks
The better the work, the more the bonus.
- require color, art refers to the content of the unit.
I will ask for it in about a week or 2. Have it done for the bonus marks.
Table of Contents
& Binder Organization
Each student needs to have a table of Contents to organize each page in their binder
Each page must have 1) Your full Name 2) Date and 3) your invented page number (must be chronological)
Each page must be represented in the Table of Contents with that page number
Can be found here .
Glossary Terms
There will be a glossary terms quiz at the end of this unit
As you read through each topic, write the bold words and their definitions on a separate sheet of paper.
There might be marks for this assignment at the end as well.
Textbook Here
Topic 1 to 3
Topic 1:
People and Plants
Plants for food
7 major world crops, 75% of all crops
Plants for Fibre
Plants used in
Medicine
Plants for fuel
Examples
Booklet 1
Booklet 1 is here.
Answer all questions from the textbook - Unit 2 Topic 1
Booklet 1 Answer Key here .
Topic 1 Assignment
Read topic 1
Topic Review on Page 103
- Q1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6
Topic 1
Think Critically
1. If all the plants on Earth died, what are some of the effects we would face? Which effects would be most immediate and serious?
2. Imagine a population of people that depends on only one crop for food, clothing, transportation and construction needs. What might this plant look like? What would be the effects of depending on only one crop for all human needs?
Notes:
Topic 1
Link to extra notes for topic 1 here .
Topic 2:
Structure and
Adaptations
Part of a plant
Find all the parts of a plant under the microscope here .
Plant growth animation here .
Video: Tree
Parts of a plant
Various detail of plant parts here .
Roots
Root Crops
Vegetables are roots
Root Processes
Biology Corner Link
Diffusion & Osmosis
Excellent animation here .
More than you need to know but very interesting
VIDEO
Root Osmosis
5 Layers of a tree
Food Storage
Food is stored in the stems of plants.
Potatoes are swollen underground stems known as tubers
Potatoes are made of starch but some plants store their food as sugars (example sugar cane)
Trees also store food in the roots to survive the winter.
Types of Stems
Runner - horizontal stems that grow above ground (ex. strawberry plant).
Corms - underground stems (ex. Crocus and gladioli)
Rhizomes - underground stems that allow the plant to spread underground (ex. Cattails).
Photosynthesis
Carbon Dioxide+Water+Sun energy --> Sugar + Oxygen
CO2 + H2O + Sun Energy --> C6H12O6 + O2
Video:
Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis Video here .
Photosynthesis
Song
Extra knowledge
here:
Way more than you
need to know.
Important Processes
in Plants
Transpiration Video
Notes:
Topic 2
Link to extra notes for topic 2 here .
Topic 3:
Plant Reproduction
and Breeding
Life Cycle of seeded plants
LIfe cycle of seeded plants here . - Excellent
Introduction &
Genetics
Plant Reproduction
- Cones I , Cones II ,
- Flowers I , Flowers II , Flowers of Canada ,
- Grafting I , Grafting II ,
- Layering I , Layering II ,
Flower Parts
Stamen
Pistil
Petals
Sepals
Stigma
Style
Ovary
Filament
Anther
Page 122 in the textbook
Pollination
From Seed to Fruit
Seed formation
in Apples
Time lapse
Seed Germination
Notes:
Topic 3
Link to extra notes for topic 3 here .
Topic 4:
Meeting the need
for Food & Fibre
Alberta Crops
- Sunflowers , Beans , Field corn (Maize), Sugar Beets , lentils , Safflower and Spices
Farming Video
Make a Graph
Read the Math Connect on page 137
Put all the information into a table using Microsoft Excel
Calculate the yield per hectare of each crop
Graph the result.
Copy the table and the graph into Microsoft Word.
Give an appropriate title and formulate a conclusion for the infomation at the bottom.
Put your name on the top right hand corner.
Print and hand in to Mr. S.
Techniques
Alberta Forest
Deforestation in Alberta
Cutting down the trees video here .
Taking the logs out of the forest here.
Notes:
Topic 4
Link to extra notes for topic 4 here .
Topic 5:
Sustaining the Soil
How do soils
develop?
Pg 150
What factors effect how SOIL develps?
Parent Material
Climate
Vegetation
Landscape
Time
4 Main Types of
Decomposers
(Soil Life )
Bacteria
Fungi
Microscopic Actinomycetes
Earthworms
Healthy plants need
6 Nutrients
Check out these elements on the periodic table. Can you find them? Option I or Option II
Soil Problems
Pg 156
Saving the Soil
Pg 158-159
Technology
Handout
Answer Key
BLM 2_key_24_26_27.pdf Password: sci712345
Use the answer key to mark your partners work
What is for marks?
BLM 2-24: Questions 1 only for 5 marks
BLM 2-26: Questions 1 only for 4 marks (each one is worth 2 marks)
BLM 2-27: Question 2 & 4 only for 3 marks
Total marks for all: 12 marks The rest of the answers are still testable copy down the right answer if you didn't have it correct.
Notes:
Topic 5
Link to extra notes for topic 5 here .
Topic 6:
Pest and Pest
Control
Resistant Weeds
Most Damaging
Pests
Insects (for interest, here is a list of crop insect pests )
Fungi
Weedy plants (for interest, details on weeds )
Know Why the
Dandelion is a
Champion Pest
Pg 165
Powerful roots
Broad leaves
Super seeds
Adaptable
Chemical Weapons
Canola and its Pests
Canada Thistle Wild Oats Blackleg Fungus
Sclerotinia Fusarium Fungus
Bertha Army Worm
Lygus Bugs Some minor attackers are:
Diamond-backed moths , flea Beetles , Blister beetles , Aphids & Cinchbugs
Some Introduced
Species
Pg 167
Controlling Pests
- Bacillus Thuringiensis - Ladybugs or Predatory Wasps
Organic Food
Produced without the use of chemical fertilizers & chemical pesticides
Notes:
Topic 6
For interest
Unit Summary
A summary of all the topics can be found here .
Review Booklet
A booklet of questions that review the entire unit can be found here .
Practice Quizzes
Practice quizes can be found here .
and here .
Practice Unit Test
Plants for food and fibre practice test here.
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