Final Assessment: What is the value of the plant kingdom?
Completion requirements
(This might look like a news report or a game show.)
Final Assessment
What is the value of the plant kingdom?
This is a Choice Board learning assignment it will allow you to demonstrate your understanding of the Unit Essential Question: What is the value of plants? You will need to understand the concepts presented throughout the unit.
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Look at the Choice Board below. You will find several activities to demonstrate your learning.
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You may choose to complete either:
THREE activities in single row
or
FOUR activities in the corners
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Follow the activity instructions to know which format you should use to submit your work. Consult the Skill Builders to learn how to use the various formats.
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Remember to read the Choice Board Rubric carefully before you begin, so that you understand clearly the expectations of this assessment.
- When you have completed the Assessment, submit it to your teacher using the "Add submission" button below.
Remember
Make a photoessay to display 12 plants that live in your backyard. Label the plant parts.Understand
Write journal entries as though you were a plant, a seed, or a flower. A week in the life of a …Apply
Write a story about the day the plants disappeared. It should demonstrate the importance of plants (in our lives and/or in the environment).Analyze
Compare and contrast two plants using a Venn Diagram. List similarities and differences in their structure, their special needs, and the ways they grow and reproduce.Create
You have been chosen to join a new settlement on MARS. Your job is to be a gardener. You will bring seeds from Earth. You must design an appropriate garden plot in which your seeds will germinate, grow, and provide food as well as new seeds for years to come.Remember
Choose a plant and make a poster that represents its life cycle.Create
Design an experiment to demonstrate what plants need to survive. Be sure to include hypothesis, materials, procedures, and possible observations and a conclusion. (It cannot be the same factor that you chose in the experiment earlier in the unit.)Apply
Make a video of yourself teaching others about plants that have special needs – including examples and their specific adaptations.(This might look like a news report or a game show.)
Evaluate
In the news, we sometimes hear that bees are dying in large numbers. Do you feel this will affect plant life? In a paragraph, explain your opinion. Include facts to support your opinion.