Lab Activity 3 - Middle 1st Grade

Science Laboratory Activity 3 – Middle 1st Grade Plants and Protists Thursday, June 26th List of Materials • Protists (Algae).

• Plants.

Procedure 1. The teacher will proceed with the preparation and staining of the alga and plant samples 2. Observe the slides with both samples prepared.

3. Record information and draw the images when necessary.

PLANT SAMPLE

PROTISTA SAMPLE

QUESTIONNAIRE: 1. Why do you observe chloroplasts in the protist sample and not in the plant sample?

2. What are the molecular similarities between plants and protists?

3. What is the part observed in each of both samples?

4. What is the evolutionary relationship between protists and plants?