Educator:

Miss Humata

Grade: 10

School: Marymount R.C high

School

Subject: Life Sciences

Duration: 45 min
Content Area
Topic
Context

Term : 1
Week: 9
Life at the molecular, cellular and tissue level
Plant tissues
Classroom Layout:

Date:17/03/2015

In this classroom there are enough seats to seat the 38 learners.

There is blackboard in the classroom which I make use of.
The learners:

Lesson Outcomes

The learners in the class all have their own workbooks, and some
have textbooks.
At the end of the lesson learners will be able to:

Suggested Resources
Prior Knowledge
Educator activities

Introduction
Will start the lesson by
talking about interesting
factors about plant
tissues( see annexure
A)

Define the concept tissues

Describe the different groups in which plants can be
divided into.
Structure and function of meristem tissue.
Name the different types of simple permanent tissues.
Name the different types of permanent tissues.
Black board

Organisation of living organisms

Structure of the plant cell.

Learner
Resources
Assessment
Time
activities
forms/Strategie
s
Listen to the
teacher and
answer
question being
asked.

Black board

Listen to
content being
taught and
write notes
down.

Black board

Direct instruction
will be used.

10 minutes

Question and
answer method.

Define the term tissues(

see annexure A)

Content Disclosure
Teach the learners what
plants are made up of
and groups which they
are divided into( see
annexure B)
Start with the first group

Direct method
will be used
when teaching
the content.

20 minutes

and teach its structure

and function ( see
annexure B)
Teach the second
group and its different
tissues( see annexure
B)
Classwork
Hand out an activity for
the learners to
complete and mark the
activity in class
(annexure C).

Complete the
activity given
correctly and
do corrections

Worksheet.

Oral feedback

10 minutes

Oral feedback in
order to assess
whether the
learners
understand the
content covered
in the lesson.

5 minutes

Walk around classroom

to check if they are
busy with their work
Conclusion
Recap on the work
completed and test for
understanding by
asking questions

Explain the homework

to be completed.

Answer the
questions
asked during
the recap
session.
Complete the
homework

Expanded opportunities

Enrichment and extension

A more difficult question, indicated by a
(#) will be inserted into the worksheet

Special needs/Barriers to learning

Homework

No special barriers as they can all see and hear.

The function of key structural features

of epidermal tissue.

Annexure A- introduction phase

Interesting facts
There are over 200 000 types of plant species in the world. Green plants provide the
Earth's oxygen, and also directly or indirectly provide food for all animals because of
their ability to photosynthesise. Plants also provide the source of most of our drugs
and medicines. The scientific study of plants is known as botany.
Question asked during introduction phase
1.
2.
3.
4.

How do we plants provide food directly to animals?

Also how do they provide food indirectly to animals?
What is photosynthesis?
What other drugs do you know of that are from plants?

Answers of asked questions during introduction phase

1. Herbivore are direct as they eat plants
2. Secondary consumers which are omnivores and carnivores
3. The process by which green plants transform light energy into chemical
energy.
4. Marijuana ,camphor, cocaine etc

Concept tissues
Group of similar cells that perform a specific function

Annexure B Content phase

Plants are typically made up of roots, stems and leaves. Plant tissues can be broadly
categorised into dividing, meristematic tissue or non-dividing, permanent tissue.
Permanent tissue is made up of simple and complex tissues.
1. Meristematic
Meristematic tissue can be divided into tissue that allows a plant to grow at
the tip ( apical meristems) and tissue that allows the plant to become thicker
( lateral meristem)
Apical meristematic tissue is found in buds. Lateral meristems occur in woody
trees and plants.
Structure and function of meristematic tissue
Structure
Thin-walled, immature and frequently dividing cells
Cells are tightly packed in layers or rows and look the same.
Functions

Provides new cells for growth

Some of the new cells remain meristematic, while others develop
specific structures for specific functions.

Meristematic tissue is found in root tips as this is where roots are growing and where
dividing cells are produced

2. Permanent tissues
The meristematic tissues give rise to cells that perform a specific function. Once cells
develop to perform this particular function, they lose their ability to divide. The
process of developing a particular structure suited to a specific function is known as
cellular differentiation. We will examine two types of permanent tissue:
1. Simple permanent tissues

Epidermis ,Parenchyma ,Collenchyma ,Sclerenchyma

2. Complex permanent tissues

xylem vessels (made up of tracheids and vessels)

phloem vessels (made up of sieve tubes and companion cells)

SIMPLE PERMANENT TISSUES

Epidermal tissue
The epidermis is a single layer of cells that covers plants' leaves, flowers, roots and
stems. It is the outermost cell layer of the plant body and plays a protective role in
the plant.

Annexure C
Complete the following in your workbook:

1.
2.
3.
4.

What are plants typically made up of?

# What is the key difference between meristematic and permanent tissue?
What are permanent tissues made up of?
Which of the following is not a simple tissue?
a) Xylem
b) Parenchyma
c) Collenchyma
d) Sclerenchyma

5. Structure of meristematic tissue and function

Memorandum
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Roots, stems and leaves

Ability to divide
Simple and complex tissues
Xylem
Structure
Thin-walled, immature and frequently dividing cells
Cells are tightly packed in layers or rows and look the same.
Functions

Provides new cells for growth

Some of the new cells remain meristematic, while others develop
specific structures for specific functions