Plants and where they grow

Plants and where they grow

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Overview
Connecting to the Curriculum
Marking Student Responses
Working with Students

[NOT DRAWN TO SCALE]
a) In the table below write in the letter of the plant that best fits the description.
 
Part Description of Plant Letter
i) A plant that can live in hot, dry areas.  
ii) A plant which has protection from animals which want to eat it.  
iii) This plant can live in places which are shady.  
iv) A plant which can climb up other plants or fences.  
b) Pick two of your answers from above and explain why the plant you chose is correct: 
  i),    ii),    iii),    iv)    (Circle One)
  Reason these are correct:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level:
3
Curriculum info: 
Science, Knowledge, Living World
Keywords: 
ecology, adaptation, plants
Description of task: 
Students match each plant diagram to a description that matches the adaptation for each particular plant. They then explain two of their answers.
Making Better Sense: 
Adaptation
Answers/responses: 
  Y6 (11/1998)
a) i)
ii)
iii)
iv)		 B
E
D
C		 very easy
moderate
moderate
easy
b) Any 2 of:

  • Part i)/ because of the lack of leaves/can store water inside
  • Part ii)/ because of the thorns
  • Part iii)/ because of the dark leaf colour (due to more chlorophyll)
  • Part iv)/ because stem (leaf stem) can twist around other plants or fences

[Note: for part i) do not accept "because it is a cactus" or "because it lives in the desert".]

 2 correct – very difficult

1 correct – moderate
Diagnostic and formative information: 
  Common error
a) ii) Option A was chosen by 21% of students.
iii) Option A was chosen by 22% of students.