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Basic 1 · Our World and Our People · Plants and Animals

Plants and Their Uses

In this topic you will name plants in different places and learn their uses.

By the end of these notes you should be able to:

  • Name plants that grow in your area
  • Say where some plants grow
  • State the uses of plants

What you already know

  • Plants around us (Science)

Copy everything that has a blue line on its left into your notebook. The other parts are for reading.

Strand
All around us
Sub-strand
Plants and Animals
Indicator
B1.2.2.1.1 – Identify different plants in the environments and their uses

Introduction

Cocoa grows in the forest. Shea trees grow in the north. Maize grows on many farms. Different plants grow in different places.

1. Where Plants Grow

Plants and where they grow
PlantWhere it grows in Ghana
cocoaforest areas
shea treethe north (savanna)
maizefarms in many areas
mangomany areas
rubberforest areas

2. Uses of Plants

Uses of plants
UseExample
Foodmaize, cassava, mango
Clothingcotton
Shelterwood for houses, palm fronds
Medicineneem leaves
Shademango tree
Moneycocoa is sold
Cocoa pods, a shea tree, maize, a mango tree giving shade and cotton
Figure 1: Plants and their uses Draw a plant we eat.Illustration: Sirbus

Remember: We get food, shade and medicine from plants. Do not destroy them.

New words

forest
A place with many tall trees.
savanna
Grassland with few trees, found in the north.
crop
A plant grown on a farm for food or money.
shade
A cool place out of the sun.

Summary

  • Different plants grow in different places.
  • Cocoa grows in the forest. Shea trees grow in the savanna.
  • Plants give us food, clothing, shelter, medicine and shade.

Class activity: Plant Walk

  1. Look at the maize and cocoa leaves and the photographs.
  2. Say one use of each plant.
  3. Draw one plant you saw on the nature walk.

You need: Local maize, Cocoa leaves, Printed photographs of mango, Shea trees, Exercise books

Exercises

Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.

  1. 1. Which plant gives us chocolate?

    • A. Cocoa
    • B. Grass
    • C. Cotton
    • D. Neem
    Show answer
    Answer: CocoaChocolate is made from cocoa beans.

  2. 2. Where do shea trees grow in Ghana?

    • A. The north
    • B. The sea
    • C. The sky
    • D. Inside houses
    Show answer
    Answer: The northShea trees grow in the savanna.

  3. 3. We get food from plants.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: TrueMaize, cassava and mango are foods.

  4. 4. Plants have no uses.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: FalsePlants give food, shade and more.

  5. 5. A cool place out of the sun is called ______.

    Show answer
    Answer: shadeTrees give shade.

  6. 6. Write two uses of plants.

    Show answer
    Answer: Any two: food, clothing, shelter, medicine, shade.Plants help us in many ways.

Homework

  1. Name three plants your family eats.