Features of a Plant

Week: Three

Topic: Features of a  Plant

Objectives: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to ;

1. List some common features of a plant

2. List the difference in the features of a plant

3. Group the plants according to their features

Instructional  material: Specimen of a local plant, workbook and textbook

Reference material: Longman Basic Science and Technology for Primary Schools UBE edition by P. Asun

Content

Features of a plant

Shape

The shape of the leave of a plant can be described as follows: broad leaves, long leaves, narrow leaves, round leaves, divided leaves, thick leaves and thin leaves.

Size

Plants differ in their size. Some are big. Some have a medium size. Others are small. An example of a plant with a big size is a mango tree while an example of a plant with a small size is a tomato plant.

Colour

Plants differ in the colours of their stems, fruits and flowers

The colour of a stem could be green, ash, black, grey or brown.

The colour of the fruit could be green, black, grey, brown, red and ash

The colour of a flower could be green, brown, red, blue, purple and white

Texture

A plant could have a hard stem, soft stem, thin stem or thick stem.

Height and branches

Some plants are tall. Others are short. Some have branches. Others do not have branches. Some plants have climbing branches while the branches of some do not climb.

Presentation

Step I: The teacher revises the previous topic

Step II: Teacher introduces the new topic " Features of a Plant "

Step III: The teacher lists and explains the features of a plant

Step IV: The teacher explains further with relevant examples

Step V: Pupils contribute and ask questions

Evaluation: 1. Mention three different features of a plant

2. Mention some colour the fruit of a plant could have.

Conclusion: The teacher concludes the lesson by evaluating the students and giving an assignment

Assignment:

1. Explain the texture and size of a plant.