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Basic 2 · Religious and Moral Education · Purpose of God’s Creation

Why God Created Plants

In this topic you will learn how plants are useful to people.

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

  • Name uses of plants
  • Explain that God created plants for a purpose
  • Show thanks by caring for plants

What you already know

  • Our environment is God's gift

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

Strand
God’s creation and Attributes
Sub-strand
Purpose of God’s Creation
Indicator
B2.1.3.1.1 – Explain the purpose of God's creation

Introduction

Maize gives us kenkey and banku. Cassava gives us gari. Trees give us shade and wood. We believe God made plants to help us.

1. Purpose of Plants

Purpose: The reason something is made.

Uses of plants
UseExamples
foodmaize, cassava, yam, plantain
medicineneem, moringa
shelter and furniturewood from trees
clothingcotton
fresh air and shadeall trees
Maize, cassava, a neem tree, wooden furniture and cotton
Figure 1: Plants help us Draw three plants and write their uses.Illustration: Sirbus

New words

purpose
The reason something is made.
medicine
Something that helps sick people get well.
moringa
A tree whose leaves are used as food and medicine.
cotton
A plant used to make cloth.

Summary

  • God created plants for a purpose.
  • Plants give food, medicine, shelter, clothing and shade.
  • We should care for plants.

Class activity: Plant Uses Display

  1. Look at the maize and cassava specimens.
  2. Say how each one is used.
  3. Draw and colour useful plants.

You need: Local maize, Cassava specimens, Printed photographs of local farm animals, Drawing sheets, Crayons

Exercises

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

  1. 1. Which plant is used to make gari?

    • A. Cassava
    • B. Cotton
    • C. Neem
    • D. Moringa
    Show answer
    Answer: CassavaGari comes from cassava.

  2. 2. Which plant is used to make cloth?

    • A. Cotton
    • B. Maize
    • C. Yam
    • D. Plantain
    Show answer
    Answer: CottonCloth is woven from cotton.

  3. 3. Trees give us shade.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: TrueTrees block the sun.

  4. 4. Plants have no purpose.

    • A. True
    • B. False
    Show answer
    Answer: FalsePlants have many uses.

  5. 5. The reason something is made is its ______.

    Show answer
    Answer: purposeThat is purpose.

  6. 6. Write two uses of plants.

    Show answer
    Answer: Any two: food, medicine, shelter, clothing, shade.Plants have many uses.

Homework

  1. List the plant foods your family ate this week.