Lesson Starter: Individual task (in silence) Think of the rules which you think are most important in a science classroom.

Uses for Plants Lesson 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 Materials Environment 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 honey jam sugar FRUIT Meat indirectly beans VEGETABLES jelly lentils hay and grass pasta

Drinks wine apple cider beer champagne tea coffee lemonade gin whisky vodka 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 leaves cotton biofuels

Environment reduce 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 Christmas Sorry ! I love you Mother’s day weddings birthdays 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..