If you are searching for a lesson demonstrating the profound impact of plants on the world, then look no further. This cross-curricular lesson explains the how the aloe vera, tulip and the potato shaped the world today with their respective impacts on medicine, the economy and on agriculture.

This resource is a PowerPoint presentation lesson which includes everything you need to teach children about the importance of these three plants. It includes all the key components of an outstanding lesson and is complete with:

√ Learning objective
√ Success criteria
√ Starter and plenary activities (AFL and AOL)
√ Teaching input/ information slides
√ A variety of consolidation tasks (differentiated 3 ways)
√ All answer slides

Learning Objective:
LO: To understand the impact of some plants on the history of the world

Success Criteria:
I can sort materials based on whether or not they come from plants.
I can name and identify some important resources that we gain from plants
I can describe the historical significance of aloe vera, tulips and potatoes.
I can explain why these plants are so important to humanity.

Vocabulary: plastic, rubber, silk, cotton, gold, leather, chocolate, paper, nuts, tea, coffee, water, wool, metal, feather, potato, cheese, seeds, apples, wood, milk, eggs, honey, aloe vera, Arabian peninsula, Mediterranean, Egyptian, immortality, treatment, sunburn, irritation, dandruff, antibacterial, wound, succulent, cacti, arid, environment, store, soothing, Asia, Kazakhstan, Ottoman empire, sultan, turban, wealth, power, ambassador, Netherlands, economic bubble, mania, Amsterdam, trade, festival, Istanbul, bloom, originate, cultivate, South America, Andes, Peru, Bolivia, Inca, freeze-dried, crop, famine, divination, conquistador, nightshade, poisonous, population boom, climate, thrive, Europe, Ireland

Consolidation tasks: sorting tasks, fill in the blanks, locate the place on the map, match ups, question and answer tasks, multiple choice questions, anagrams, create a quiz activity

This lesson is also suitable for being delivered remotely through online learning with some slight adaptations. It could combine very well with platforms such as Pear Deck.