Bruce Edwards

The Plant Kingdom – CLIL Science & Language Photosynthesis & Classification What Are Plants? • Plants are autotrophs • They have chloroplasts and cell walls How Do Plants Eat? •Roots absorb water and minerals •Leaves take in carbon dioxide through stomata •Chloroplasts make glucose and release oxygen Types of Plants Non-vascular Plants • Bryophytes: no vascular tissue, spores, rhizoids Vascular Plants • Tracheophytes: vascular tissue, spores or seeds, fronds/sori • Use speech bubble icons for visual support Vocabulary & Sentence Starters Highlight 5–6 glossary terms English Term Spanish Translation Definition (English) Photosynthesis Fotosíntesis Process where plants make food using sunlight Autotroph Autótrofo Organism that makes its own food Chloroplast Cloroplasto Part of the cell where photosynthesis happens Stomata Estomas Tiny holes in leaves that take in carbon dioxide Carbon dioxide Dióxido de carbono Gas used by plants during photosynthesis Glucose Glucosa Sugar made by plants as food Oxygen Oxígeno Gas released by plants during photosynthesis Vascular tissue Tejido vascular Tubes that move water and nutrients in plants Non-vascular plants Plantas no vasculares Plants without vascular tissue Bryophyte Briofita Non-vascular plant like moss or liverwort Tracheophyte Traqueofita Vascular plant like ferns or flowering plants Rhizoids Rizoides Root-like structures in mosses Fronds Frondas Large leaves of ferns Sori Soros Clusters on fern leaves that produce spores Spores Esporas Tiny cells that grow into new plants Seeds Semillas Plant part that grows into a new plant Cone Cono Structure that holds seeds in gymnosperms Fruit Fruta Part of a plant that contains seeds in angiosperms Add sentence stems for describing, comparing, recommending Describing Processes TO Making recommendations