Unit 3 – All About Plants

Activity 3.1

Plants Around Our School Materials • hand lens • notebook and pencil 1. In small groups, go into your schoolyard and observe the plants around you. 2. Use the hand lens to closely observe the parts of two plants. Record your observations on the next page. Procedure next pagal nd le ts. Reco age. ducation n u edu to your s around

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Draw and label the plants you observed. Plant 1 Plant 1 Plant 2 Plant 2 Observations R Regal education ed n e 53

Analyze and Interpret 1. Tell some ways in which the plants you observed were the same. 2. Tell some ways in which the plants you observed were different. Re Regal l gal ga a egaReg eg education ich the p ent tion tioonio ed e cati catiatuca uc 54

Activity 3.2 Build a Plant

Cut out the different plant parts on page 137. Paste them below to build a plant. My Plant My Plant Regal on 137.neducatio o io 55

Activity 3.3

1. Draw lines to label the parts of the plant. p leaf roots What Are the Parts of a Plant?ucation nt. ti n

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2. Color the leaves green. Color the stem yellow. Draw flowers on the plant. Color them blue. Draw roots on the plant. Color them brown.tion blue. e. brown. own.

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Activity 3.4

Materials • hand lens • pot plant 1. Use the hand lens to observe the leaves and the stem. 2. Gently pull the plant from the soil. Use the hand lens to observe the roots. 3. Draw a model of the plant on the next page. Procedure es and the erve the page. Observing the Parts of a Plant R Regal the pla e soil. Use ens to ob roots. . Draw a m plant on ant a e n ducation u e s to

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Draw a Model Draw a model of the plant. Use the words in the box to label the plant parts. stem roots leaves R Regal tioneducatio o tio ti arts io s 59

Activity 3.5 Observing Leaves

Materials

• hand lens • notebook and pencil 1. In small groups, go into your schoolyard and observe different leaves using your senses of sight and touch. Procedure duca u edu o into you leaves on n 2. Use the hand lens to closely observe the leaves. Record your observations on the next page. y pg

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Draw the leaves you observed. Leaf 1 Leaf 1 Leaf 2 Leaf 2 Leaf 3 Leaf 3 Observations Regaal a R ucation uc n educ cu 61

Analyze and Interpret 1. Tell some ways that the leaves you observed were the same. 2. Tell some ways that the leaves you observed were different. (a) Leaves can be of different shapes. (b) All leaves are the same size. (c) All leaves are the same color. 3. True ( ) or false ( ). R Regal l ves can b All leaves a (c) Alll a) or false education ved ves you tion tioon o du ducati catiat ed e 62

Activity 3.6

Observing Flowers Materials • hand lens • notebook and pencil In small groups, go into your schoolyard and use a hand lens to observe different flowers. Record your observations on the next page. Procedure al bserva al ducation n dued nto you bserve

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Draw and describe two flowers you observed. Flower 1 Flower 1 Flower 2 Flower 2 Analyze and Interpret 1. How were the flowers the same? 2. How were the flowers different? Observations Reg w were al nd Inte the flow ega egagRe R e education d. cation ca n educa ed c tion tio o atio a atduca duucedu d 64

Activity 3.7 Plant Parts Salad

1. As a class, make a list of some plant parts you can eat. Plant Part Food Roots Stem Leaves Flowers Fruit Seeds Re R Rega ga gal l ruit ion nparts you s you tioeducatioti c de 65

2. Use the food you listed on the previous page to draw a plant parts salad. Label the different parts. n ge rent par t par ion 66

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Activity 3.8

1. Circle the things plants need to live and grow. sandwich i air salad d h l d What Do Plants Need?ucation d grow. row. n sunlight sunlightsunligh Regal milk milkil water water

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Activity 3.9 Growing Plants from Seeds Materials

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n on 1. Place the cotton wool in the dish. Spray the cotton wool with water. 2. Place about 10 seeds on the cotton wool. Place the dish near a window. 3. Observe the seedlings for 10 days. Use the spray bottle with water to make sure the growing seedlings have enough water. Procedure R Regal ton w ol with wa bout 10 s h near a Observe t pray b gro e ed

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Draw and write the height of the seedlings. Day: Day: Observations R Regal ducationedu ht of th ed de 70

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2. Order the pictures (1 to 4) to show how a plant grows. ws. Regal Re education 73

Review All About Plants

1. Use the words in the box to complete the sentences. (a) Roots take in (c) Leaves take in . (d) Plants grow from . (e) When a seed gets the things it needs it will start to . (b) The holds up the plant. stem sunlight seeds water grow Regal ke s grow fro When a seed start eg e . edu ed educati cat caat aduc duuc u on ntio water g 74

(a) Leaves make food for the plant. (b) All plants have flowers and fruits. (c) Plants need air, sunlight and water. 2. True ( ) or false ( ). 3. Write two ways people use plants. 4. What will happen to a plant if it does not get the things it needs? Regal ppen ds? ga ga education ons tiowater. ati lants. duc ducued ed 75