Assignment for the month of September: Grade: 4
Botany:
Topic: How do leaves, stems, and roots help plants live?
Spellings:
Symmetry ,transpiration ,taproot ,fibrous root ,broad leaves ,needle leaves ,spruce, flexible ,bark ,vascular plants ,shrubs
,sundews ,cobra lilies.
Definitions:
Symmetry: an object that can be divided into two parts that look the same.
Transpiration: it is the giving off water by plant parts.
Vascular plants: plants that have tube inside them.
Tap root: it is the one main root that goes deep into the soil.
Fibrous root: A plant with fibrous roots has many roots of the same size.
VIDEO PRESENTATION:
Introduction to different leaves shapes.
Process of transpiration in leaves.
Tap root and fibrous root
Question/ Answer:
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What are the two types of leaves? What is one unusual leaf adaptation?
Define transpiration.
Which type of plant usually grows for only one season?
How many types of roots are there? Explain each with the help of an example.
How do adaptations for trapping insects help some plants meet their needs?
What is the main difference between the two types of stems?
Cacti have roots that are close to the surface of the soil. Which types of roots are they?
What do you know about Venus flytrap?
For Assessments: Do entire fill in the Blank and Question Answer from lesson: How do leaves, stems, and roots
help plants live?
Note:
Parents the above assignments have topics and spellings mentioned.
The students will not copy any spellings in their homework diary.
All tests will be conducted on weekly basis (Friday). If he/ she student is absent it is the parent who will be
responsible to help their child to learn as all topics have been mentioned.
If any test is missed teacher will not retest the student and the report card will carry an absent remark.