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Uses for plants Humans use plants for a huge number of different reasons in every day life. Some you may be familiar with- some not so much.TRANSCRIPT
Lesson Starter: Individual task (in silence)
•Think of the rules which you think are most important in a science classroom.
Uses for PlantsLesson 1
Uses for plants•Humans use plants for a huge number of different reasons in every day life.
•Some you may be familiar with- some not so much.
Today we are going to..• Learn about the many uses of plants and why they are
so important
•Work together to produce a “Learning Aid” which describes a number of the different things plants can be used for
Plants Food
MaterialsEnvironment
Health
Gifts or celebrations Drinks
Activity..• There are 6 stations around the room• Each station has a sheet of paper with a topic written in a bubble in the
centre• Add what you know (or think you know) about the given category to the
sheet of paper• Roughly 5 minutes will be spent at each station- DON’T MOVE STATION
TILL I SAY SO.• Each group will get a chance at each station and then we will bring all
our work together.
Food
seeds
nuts
herbs
spices
honeyjam
sugar
FRUIT
Meat indirectly
beans
VEGETABLES
jelly
lentils
hay and grass
pasta
Drinks
wine
apple cider beerchampagne
tea
coffee
lemonade
gin
whiskyvodka
hot chocolate
herbal teas FRUIT JUICES
pear cider
Milk indirectly
Materials
linen
cotton
hemp, ropes
string
cardboard
clothing
bamboo, clothing and buildings
chipboard Oak, pine, ash (wood)
emulsion paint
dyes
straw
palm leavescotton
biofuels
Environmentreduce carbon dioxide levels
increase oxygen levels
filter pollutants from air
humidify or moisten air
rotting plants fertilise soil
shelter and food for animals
prevent flooding
prevent soil erosion
improve appearance
stop global warming
Health
willow tree, aspirin
poppies, morphine
yew trees, breast cancer
periwinkles, leukaemia
aromatherapy
reduce stress
aloe vera, sunburn
tea tree, spots
senna, laxative
autumn crocus , cancer curare, muscle paralysis (operations)
vitamins and minerals
daffodils, Alzheimer’s
Gifts or celebrations
funerals
New baby
Valentine’s day
ChristmasSorry !
I love you
Mother’s day
weddingsbirthdays
perfumes
toiletries
just because
hair ornaments
bouquets
corsages
Buttonholes (weddings)
lipstick
religious ceremonies
toiletries
Exit pass..A lot of illegal drugs come from plants- Think and write down (individually) what issues come from illegal drug trade.
Think of the people involved, what may be used to help the plants grow, what could be grown there instead etc..