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Go Grow
Something!
Clare Siegel, Land Art Design
What are Types of Plants?
Trees are plants
Flowers are plants
Bushes are plants
Vegetables are plants
What Are the Parts of a Plant?
• Stems
– Tubes that carry water and food
from the soil to the rest of the plant
– Leaves and flowers grow from stems
– Some plants have hard stems;
others have soft stems
• Roots
– Collect water and minerals for the
plant
– Roots hold the plant in the ground
– Some plants store food in the roots
What Are the Parts of a Plant?
• Leaves
– Turn sunshine and water into
sugar (food) for plants
– This is called “photosynthesis”
• Flowers
₋ Flowers make seeds that are the start of new
plants
₋ Flowers are pretty to attract bees and
butterflies who scatter the seeds
What Are Seeds?
• A seed is the start of a new plant
• Seeds come in many sizes,
shapes, and colors
• The outside of a seed is called a
“coat” and it protects the seed
just like your coat protects you
• The seed contains the first food
the new plant will eat before it
can get its own food
How Do Plants Grow?
• Stage 1
– When the seed has water, warmth and soil, it starts
to grow inside the seed coat as a “germ”
• Stage 2
– A stem grows up from the germ
– Roots grow down from the germ
• Stage 3
– Leaves develop on the stem
– Roots grow bigger
• Stage 4
– Flower buds grow
• Stage 5
– A full-grown plant has leaves, stems, flowers and
roots
What Do You Need to
Grow Plants?
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Seeds
Soil
Water
Plant food
Sunshine
Let’s Grow Something!
Today’s Plant Project
1. Get a plant POT.
2. Pick the TYPE of seed you want to plant.
3. Line up and let a grown-up put SOIL in
your pot.
4. Got back to your desk and put your SEED
in the soil.
5. Add just enough WATER to your pot.
6. Take your pot home and put it near a
SUNNY window.