1. Natural Science 1ºESO

3. Plants, inmobile but alive
 Key concept

4. Plants, inmobile but alive
 Related concept(s)

5. Global contexts

6. Statement of inquiry
Plants have important relationships with other living beings
that affect the balance of the ecosystem
 How are plants classified?
 What are the main characteristics of each group of plants?
 What are the organs that allow plants to reproduce?
 What are the stages of plant nutrition and plant reproduction?
 How are plants important to humans?
 How are plants different from each other?
 Is deforestation a problem for our society?
 Which everyday actions can we take to stop deforestation?
 Why is biodiversity important?

7.  Plant classification:
a. Plants without
flowers: Bryophytes
and Pteridophytes.
b. Plants with flowers:
Gymnosperms and
Angiosperms.
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What important concepts are we
going to study in this unit?
 Plant reproduction
 Plant nutrition
 Parts of the
flowering plant

8. What skills are we going to use in
this unit?

9. Communication
I. Communication skills
How can students communicate through interaction?
How can students demonstrate communication through language?
Social
II. Collaboration skills
How can students collaborate?
Self-management
III. Organization skills
How can students demonstrate organization skills?
IV. Affective skills
How can students manage their own state of mind?
V. Reflection skills
How can students be reflective?
Research
VI. Information literacy skills
How can students demonstrate information literacy?
VII. Media literacy skills
How can students demonstrate media literacy?
Thinking
VIII. Critical-thinking skills
How can students think critically?
IX. Creative-thinking skills
How can students be creative?
X. Transfer skills
How can students transfer skills and knowledge across disciplines and subject groups?
What skills are we going to use in
this unit?

10. Assessment tasks for the unit
OBJETIVES TASK
CRITERION
A B C D
Research the causes of
destruction of the main primary
forests
Project Old growth forests x x
Test your knowledge on the plant
kingdom
Unit testThe plant kingdom x x
Revise the Scientific Method Activities Scientific Method x x
Measure the rate of growth of a
plant
Laboratory Assignment: Seed
Germination
x x
Aply your knowledge on the
plant kingdom
Notebook and blackboard
activities: plant kingdom
x x x

11. What characteristics of the IB learner
profile are we going to develop in this
unit?
 Inquirers
 Knowledgeable
 Thinkers
 Communicators
 Principled
 Open-minded
 Caring
 Risk-takers
 Balanced
 Reflective