Download Ag Awareness – Plants

Kids Growing Plants
for all uses..
Edited by:
Vincent J. Mannino
County Extension Director – Fort Bend
What do plants need to grow?
Air
 Water – not too much!!
 Light
 Soil
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What are the parts of a plant?
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Flower
This part makes seeds.
Stem
This part carries food and water through
the plant.
Leaf
This part makes food for the plant.
Root
This part carries water from the soil to the
plant.
What are the parts of a plant?
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Flower
This part makes seeds.
Stem
This part carries food and water
through the plant.
Leaf
This part makes food for the plant.
Root
This part carries water from the soil to
the plant.
What are the parts of a plant?
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Flower
This part makes seeds.
Stem
This part carries food and water through
the plant.
Leaf
This part makes food for the plant.
Root
This part carries water from the soil to
the plant.
What are the parts of a plant?
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Flower
This part makes seeds.
Stem
This part carries food and water through
the plant.
Leaf
This part makes food for the plant.
Root
This part carries water from the soil to
the plant.
My Plant !
Kinds of plants
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Edible, You can eat it
– fruit and vegetables
*lettuce
*carrots
*apples
Kinds of plants
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Non-edible,
Don’t eat these! Some
plant are poisonous….
More kinds of plants
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Flowering
Plants that have flowers to attract insects.
More kinds of plants
Non-Flowering
Plants that don’t have flowers -only
leaves.
*ivy & ferns
More kinds of plants
Conifers
Plants that grow cones and
do not lose their leaves.
More kinds of plants
Decidious
Plants that lose their leaves each fall.
Plants are used in many ways.
•Lumber comes from trees.
•Paper comes from trees.
•Gum comes from tree sap.
•Medicines come from many plants.
•Cloth comes from cotton plants.
Plants are used in many ways.
•Lumber comes from trees.
•Paper comes from trees.
•Gum comes from tree sap.
•Medicines come from many plants
•Cloth comes from cotton plants.
Plants are used in many ways.
•Lumber comes from trees.
•Paper comes from trees.
•Gum comes from tree sap.
•Medicines come from many plants.
•Cloth comes from cotton plants.
Plants are used in many ways.
•Lumber comes from trees.
•Paper comes from trees.
•Gum comes from tree sap.
•Medicines come from many plants.
•Cloth comes from cotton plants.
Plants are used in many ways.
•Lumber comes from trees.
•Paper comes from trees.
•Gum comes from tree sap.
•Medicines come from many plants.
•Cloth comes from cotton plants.
Questions??