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Plants in Our World.
Katy Goldner. Delta Science Module (DSM) series. Hudson, N.H.: Delta Education, 1994.
Program Overview
The Delta Science Module (DSM) series has 51 life, physical, and earth science units for grades K-8 that emphasize science concepts, science content, and process skills. The series includes 12 modules for grades 5-6 and 8 modules for grades 6-8. Each requires about 3 to 4 weeks to complete and includes a teacher's guide and materials for a class of 32 students.
Teacher's Guide
Recommended grade level:
6-8.
Plants in Our World helps students learn what plants need in order to grow, what they produce, and why they are important to life on earth. During the module, students observe microslide images of real plant and animal cells and identify their major parts. They also observe the structure of woody and nonwoody stems and identify the functions of xylem and phloem, compare the growth of seedlings in light and dark and wet and dry conditions, and observe stomata and experiment with transpiration. Students demonstrate that green plants take in carbon dioxide and produce oxygen in the presence of light. They use paper chromatography to separate pigments contained in extracts of anacharis leaves and identify the green pigment as chlorophyll.
In other activities, students use Lugol's solution to demonstrate that plants produce glucose--which is stored as starch--in the presence of light, and demonstrate that glucose is only produced when chlorophyll is present. They use bromthymol blue to show that green plants give off and take in carbon dioxide during the processes of cellular respiration and photosynthesis, respectively. They also investigate the variety of plants that contain carbohydrates, and they explore the variety of ways in which people use plants and plant-based materials, such as clothes, rubber bands, and rope.
The 12 activities in Plants in Our World are organized to be completed sequentially over 3 to 4 weeks; they take between 30 and 60 minutes each, and can be done by students working individually or in groups. In addition to directions for activities, the teacher's guide provides a module overview, objectives for each activity, background information, materials management and preparation tips, sample answers to discussion questions, teaching suggestions, and reinforcement activities. Reproducible activity sheets for student work and a performance-based assessment are also included. A "connections" feature at the end of each activity provides suggestions for extending or applying the concepts addressed.
Key to Content Standards: 5-8 (see app. C)
UNIFYING CONCEPTS AND PROCESSES: Systems, order, and organization; form and function.
SCIENCE AS INQUIRY: Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry; understandings about scientific inquiry.
PHYSICAL SCIENCE: Transfer of energy.
LIFE SCIENCE: Structure and function in living systems.
Prices:
Teacher's guide (ISBN 0-87504-170-1), $27.95. Kit, $379.00. Refill package, $115.00.
Publisher/supplier:
Delta Education.
Materials:
Available locally, from commercial suppliers, or in kit.
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