Week 1: Plants

Today we are going to talk about plants.
(Show students two objects, one of which is a plant).

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Which of these do you think is a plant?

Before we start, let's go over some key vocabulary when talking about plants.

Leaves are parts of a plant that make food for the pant.

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Roots are the part of a plant that take in water from the ground.

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Sunlight is light from the sun.
Plants need water, light, air, and space to live. Most plants get light from the sun. Light from the sun is called sunlight.

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Some plants need a lot of light, other plants do not need much light.
Some plants need more water than other plants. A plant's leaves may sag if they do not get enough water. You can grow healthy plants if you know how what they need.

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Which plant is not getting enough water?

Plants need space to get the air, sunlight, and water they need. Large plants need a lot of space to grow. Small plants do not need as much space as large plants.

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Big trees need more space than small flowers.

How are the needs of large plants and small plants different? (Large plants need more space than small plants)

Week 2/Review on plants

The past week we talked about plants,



who remembers the four main parts a plant?


They are the roots ( which take in water from the ground and help to keep the plant in the ground),



The stem (which connects the roots to other plant parts and also holds up the plant),

the leaves (which make food for a plant),

and the flower (which is the part that makes the leaves).


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We also talked about the things that plants need to grow?

The roots of a plant dig deep into the soil (loose top layer of the earth) to find water and nutrients. What do you think would happen if a plant didn't have any roots? Could it survive?

(pass worksheet out to students. Complete with students)

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Last week we saw 4 beautiful, healthy plants. We cut the roots off of one of them, the leaves off another, didn't water one of them, and took great care of the 4th plant.
Here is a picture of the plants shortly after we began our experiment.



Which plant do you think will be the healthiest in 2 weeks?