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Volume No. 1 1 August, 2013

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Division of City Schools Pasay City, Metro Manila West District P. VILLANUEVA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Inside this SIM Page Cover Page 1 Least Mastered Skills Title Card 3 Guide Card 4 Activity Card 1

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Assessment Cards *Assessment Card 1 *Assessment Card 2 *Assessment Card 3 Answer Card Enrichment Card Reference Cad

(MRS.) ANICIA E. MONTON Gr. Six Teacher

Plants Title Card Classification of Plants

When you take a walk in the park, or stroll along a busy street or a lonely road, have you ever noticed the kinds of plants that seem to grow almost anywhere?

Because there are many different kinds of plants, it is helpful to know how to classify them. To classify means to arrange according to class or category. This is usually done based on characteristics shared by certain plants. Classifying helps us put into order the many varieties of plants that exist. It also enables us to identify which group of plants can be used for a certain purpose because of their similar characteristics.

Plants differ in many ways. Some also share similar characteristics. Classifying plants is much like the way we separate clothes that need to be washed- there is always a heap of “whites” and another heap of “coloreds”. Classifying plants helps to give order to many plant varieties. It also helps to easily distinguish groups of plants based on certain characteristics and to categorize plants into smaller groups so as to easily identify them.

Through this activity you will learn how to classify plants according to certain characteristics. You will learn where they live, the kind of stem they have and whether or not they have flowers and bear seeds. You’ll also learn the many ways in which plants reproduce.

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Guide Know what’s Card store for you?

Read the whole Follow these tips…

Do not playin while procedure before Be careful handling Be organized. doing the activity.

Follow directions starting doing the the materials.

Classify Me… In this activity, you have to group the plants according to characteristics of their stems.

Perform Me …

This activity is intended for you to have enough idea on grouping plants according to their habitat.

Identify Me… This activity enhances your skills on identifying flowering and non- flowering plants.

Name Me… In this activity, you have to know which part of the plant is use for reproduction.

Hang on and see

Things to Remember

Plants are classified according to the characteristics of their stems into two groups: Woody Plants are divided into three groups: trees, shrubs and vines; Non-woody Plants are herbaceous stems.

Materials: Stems of different plants Rose kangkong santan pechay gumamela

Observe their stems keenly.

Procedures: 1. Examine the stems. What did you observe in the plants? What are the colors of their stems?

2. Break the stems. Observe which stem is hard or soft.

3. Touch the stem. Observe its texture.

4. Write your observations in the table.

Plant

Color of the Stem

Texture of Stem (rough or smooth)

1 2 3 4 5

What you need to know

Do the activity with your own

Hardness of Stem (hard or soft)

Wash your hands after doing all the activities.

Below are pictures of plants in their different habitat. Classify the plants according to their habitat. Write your answer on the space provided.

Plants have special names based on their habitat.

Classifying plants according to habitat makes it easy for us to know where we can find these plants Plants can be and in which places classified flowering they can as be grown. or non-flowering.

Plants live on land Flowering (terrestrial), live plants in produce water flowers (aquatic) and and are alsolive in air called as (aerial).

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angiosperms.

Nonflowering plants do not produce flowers and they are called gymnosperms.

Gymnosperms have ________________ naked seeds that __________________ mature to become fruits while angiosperms develop into ovaries.

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Look at the pictures of the following plants.

Examine closely whether the plants have flowers or not. Group them to their appropriate column.

Classify the following plants according to whether they use their stems, roots, seeds and leaves for sexual reproduction.

1. Lilac 2. Garlic 3. Katakataka 4. Ginger 5. Strawberry 6. Potatoes 7. Pechay 8. Santol 9. Ampalaya 10. Onion Flowering Plant Stem LeavesNon-Flowering RootsPlant

Take note please‌

Some plants reproduce asexually or by vegetative reproduction.

They do thiswith the use of their stems, roots or leaves, which are their vegetative organs.

There are plants that reproduce through their stems called tubers, stolons, rhizomes or bulbs.

Other plants reproduce through their roots. Still others reproduce through their leaves and seeds.

Assessment 1

How much have Card you learned?

Classify the following plants according to their habitat. Write T in the blank if the plant is terrestrial, Aq if it is aquatic and Ae if it is aerial. ______1. langka ______2. kangkong ______3. seaweed ______4. green ivy ______5. chico _______6. squash _______7. orchid _______8. lotus

Classifying plants according to habitat makes it easy for us to know where we can find these plants and in which places they can be grown.

Plants habitat can be on land, water or air.

_______9. lanzones ______10. corn

Assessment Card 2

Write whether the following plants is a shrub, a tree or a vine. _________ 1. Rose _________ 2. Apple _________ 3. Upo _________ 4. Durian _________ 5. Molave _________ 6. Amplaya _________ 7. Gumamela _________8. Mango ________ _9. Santan _________10. Saluyot

Check your answer. What’s your score?

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Assessment Card 3 What should I remember ?

Come and Enjoy the next ‌ Plants are our best friends. They play a very important role in our life. We can not live without them.

They give us timber, paper and firewood.

Trees also give us food, gum and medicine.

They also add to the beauty of life.

Do you know these plants? Can you tell which are flowering plants and non- flowering plants? Write your answers in the appropriate column.

Moss Seaweeds Mushroom Rose Sampaguita Squash Ferns Gumamela Bougainvillea Algae Flowering

Non-flowering

Classify the plants according to their categories. Give your reasons for your classification. Use the chart for your data.

Name of Plant 1. Gumamela 2. Kangkong 3. Katakataka 4. Narra 5. Pechay

Habitat

Stem

Flowering/Non -flowering

Means of Reproduction

Fantastic! You’re really great.

Activity 1 Plant 1. Rose 2. Gumamela 3. Santan 4. Kangkong 5. Pechay

Color of the Stem brown brown brown green green

Texture of Stem (rough or smooth) rough rough rough smooth smooth

Hardness of Stem (hard or soft) hard hard hard soft soft

Activity 2 1. Carrot - Terrestial 2. Kangkong – Aquatic 3. Orchid - Aerial Terrestrial 4. Water Hyacinth – Water 5. Guava - Terrestrial

6. Banana - Terrestrial 7. Green Ivy – Aerial 8. Narra 9. Sea Weeds – Water

Activity 3 Flowering Plant Sampaguita Water Hyacinth Banana Orchid Mango Carrot

Non-Flowering Plant Fern Mushroom Sea Weeds

Activity 4 1. Lilac - Roots

6. Potatoes – Stem

2. Garlic – Stem

7. Pechay - Seeds

3. Katakataka - Leaf

8. Santol - Seeds

4. Ginger – Stem

9. Ampalaya – Seeds

5. Strawberry – Stem

10. Onion - Stem

Assessment Card 1 1. Langka – Terrestial

6. Squash - Aquatic

2. Kangkong – Aquatic

7. Orchid – Aerial

3. Sea Weeds – Terrestial

8. Lotus – Terrestial

4. Green Ivy – Aerial

9. Lanzones – Aquatic

5. Chico – Terrestial

10. Corn – Terrestial

Assessment Card 1 1. Rose – Shrub

6. Ampalaya – Vine

2. Apple – Tree

7. Gumamela – Shrub

3. Upo – Vines

8. Mango – Tree

4. Durian – Tree

9. Santan – Shrub

5. Narra – Tree

10. Saluyot - Shrub

Assessment Card 3 Flowering Plant Sampaguita Gumamela Rose Boungainvillea Squash

Non-flowering Plant Fern Algae Mosses Sea Weeds Mushroom

Assessment Card 4 Plant

Habitat

Stem

Flowering/Nonflowering

Means of Reproduction

1. Gumamela 2. Kangkong

Land Water

Flowering Flowering

Stem Stem

3. Katakataka

Land

Flowering

Leaves

4. Narra

Land Land

Woody Nonwoody Nonwoody Woody NonWoody

Flowering Flowering

Seed Sedd

5. Pechay

Where can you Resource Books: find ? ????me?

Tigson, Benida J. et.al. Science, Health and the Environment. Hope Publishing House, Inc. Copyright 2010.

Balagtas, Marilyn U. et al: Growing with Science and Health, Rex Book store, Inc. Copyright 1999. www.goggle.ph.com

What you need to know . . .

Plants can be classified according to their habitat or where they live. Refer to the diagram below: PLANTS

Terrestial (Live on Land)

Aquatic (Live in water)

Aerial (Live in Air )

Classifying plants according to habitat makes it easy for us to know where we can find these plants and in which places they can be grown.

We can also classify plants according to the type of their stem. A stem is the part of a plant that transports water and minerals up from the roots and food down from the leaves. It also exposes the leaves of a plant to light.

Woody plants are those with stems that are hard and usually brown. Big trees, like acacia and molave, are woody. The wood from these trees are often used to build houses. Other woody plants include ipil-ipiland dama de noche.

Non-woody plants have stems that are soft, smooth and usually green. These plants are sometimes called herbaceous. Green, leafy vegetables, like alugbati, kinchay and saluyot, are non-woody.

The plant kingdom is divided into two main groups: the non-flowering plants (such as algae and moss) and the flowering plants (such as trees and shrubs). Non-flowering plants. Most non-flowering plants live in water or in moist places. Most of them do not have systems that transport food and water in and around their bodies. Non-flowering plants do not have flowers or seeds. Some non-flowering plants, such as seaweed and algae, have no roots, stems or leaves. Seaweed lives in saltwater and may be found washed up on beaches. Algae are found in water and in moist places.

Fungi (singular form: fungus) such as mushrooms are also examples of nonflowering plants. They cannot make their own food. They live by feeding on dead materials or on another living organism. Flowering plants are plants that have flowers. They are also called ‘seed-bearing’ because they have seeds. Most crop plants (like rice, corn, beans and cereals), trees and ornamental plants belong in this group.

Their flowers are not always obvious and some of them are not strictly flowering plants, but they all bear seeds. Most live on dry land.

Congratulations!

Job well done

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