Botany I – Lesson 1
Lesson 1: The Difference Between Plants, Animals & Rocks
Introduction to Botany, the study of plants. The word Botany stems from the Greek word, “botanē”, which means plant. There are differences and similarities between plants, animals and rocks. Through observation, what can you see?
Bookwork: Main Lesson cover page and Table of Contents
Review:
1. What is Botany?
2. Where does the word “botany” come from?
3. Do plants, animals and rocks:
- A. Need water to survive?
- B. Need air to survive?
- C. Use energy to survive?
- D. Reproduce?
- E. Contain chlorophyll, which makes them mostly green?
- F. Make their own food?
- G. Move on their own?
- H. Have living tissue?
Jacquelynn Kolenko
Teacher
Waldorf education has been a passion of Jacquelynn’s for the past 20 years, both as a parent, and in her journey as a high school and classroom teacher in the private and public charter schools.
