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Plants As
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Sol 2.8
Plants Are Useful
Plants
medicine
food
clothing
lumber
air
shelter
Plants Give Us Medicines
Over ½ of medicines are used from
plant parts.
 Medicines are used to help heal
and cure illnesses and diseases.
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Plants Give Us Food
We eat different types of foods that
come from a plant.
 We eat the stems, roots, leaves,
flowers, and seeds of a food.
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Plants Give Us Clothing

Materials are made from plants to
make the clothing (shirts, hats,
gloves) we wear.
Plants Give Us Things to
Build
The trunks of trees are cut down
and used for lumber.
 Lumber is used to help us build
things such as houses, sheds, boats,
and schools.
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Plants Give Us Paper
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Parts of trees are used to make all
kinds of paper.
Plants Help Us Breathe
Plants provide oxygen for humans
and animals to breathe.
 Oxygen is a “fancy word” for air.
 Humans and animals cannot
breathe without air.
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Plants Give Us Shelter
Many animals use plants as a
place to live.
 Birds live in tree branches.
 Owls live in tree trunks.
 Monkeys use branches to escape
from predators.
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Plant Quiz

Plants are used to
make
medicines to
____________
help heal and
cure illnesses and
diseases.
Plant Quiz

Which parts of a
plant do we eat?
Stems, leaves, roots,
flowers, fruits
Plant Quiz

Trees are used to
make
paper
_______________
and____________.
lumber
We Use Plants Everyday
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Look around the
room. What
might have come
from a plant?
Think about what
you ate today.
Which items may
have come from
a plant?