Plant Organization Lab (Instructor Materials Preparation)

Lab Materials

This is the prep for one section of 24 students.

Angiosperm Tissues

Students will do this part in table teams (groups of 4).

Materials Quantity Notes
 root cross section slides  1 per table  monocot and eudicot
 stem cross section slides  1 per table  monocot and eudicot

Angiosperm Body Plan

Students will do this part in table teams (groups of 4).

Materials Quantity Notes
live stem examples  various  some options include ginger root for rhizome, potato for tuber, carrot for tap root, onion for bulb, set up as demo on side bench
 leaf examples  various  try to have several monocot, several eudicot, and both simple and compound leaves, set up as demo on side bench
 leaf model  1 per table
 live plant specimens  various try to have several monocot and eudicot, set up on side bench as demo
 root model  2-3 per class