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Plants
Fourth Grade Unit
By: Giselle Quinones
Peta Gaye-Grey
Word
Wall
Inside a
Seed
Parts of a
Plant
Moving
Seeds
Good for
Us?
Jeopardy
What
plants need
Plants Word Wall
Stem
Seed
Roots
Soil
Seed Coat
Cotyledons
Leaves
Carbon Dioxide
Flower
Fruit
Embryo
What is inside a seed?
Seeds:
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/gpe/case3
/c3facts2.html
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What do seeds need to grow?
What protects the seed?
How are seeds dispersed?
What are the different ways that seeds are
dispersed?
What happens after the seeds are spread
(dispersed)?
http://www.sfscience.com/english/grade_3/unit_
A/chap_1/act_3/2.htm
Parts of a Plant
Watch it Grow!
http://www.fossweb.com/modulesK2/NewPlants/index.html
Parts of a Plant:
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/gpe/case1/c1fac
ts2a.html
Parts of a Plant
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What do plants need to live?
Sesame Street:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxAV4rk
Q6D0&feature=related
What does Ernie do for his plant?
Do all plants give us fruit or flowers?
How are plants beneficial to
humans?
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video
/player/kids/green-kids/plants-kids.html
What would happen if the earth did not
have any plants?
Seed
The part of the plant
that can be used to
grow into another
plant.
Fruit
Comes from a flower
and contains plenty
of seeds.
Roots
Holds the plant into
the soil and takes in
water and nutrients.
Stem
Supports the plant
and spreads water
and nutrients to the
other parts of a plant
Flower
Part of the plant that
makes seeds and
sometimes turns into
a fruit.
Leaves
Takes in sunlight to
make food. It also
takes air in and out.
Inside a
seed
Spreading Parts of a
Seeds
Plant
How do Beneficial
plants
plants
survive?
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Correct
The baby plant is also known as
the…
 A.
Cotyledons
 B. Seed
 C. Seed Coat
 D. Embryo
The protective layer of a seed is
called the…
 A.
Seed Coat
 B. Embryo
 C. Cotyledons
 D. Baby Plant
What is used as a food source until
the seed grows into a plant?
 A.
Seed Coat
 B. Cotyledons
 C. Root
 D. Embryo
Seeds with hooks will tend to
stick to
 A.
Animal’s Fur
 B. Trees
 C. Cars
 D. Books
Seeds that are soft and light will
often
 A.
Stay in its place
 B. Planted
 C. Eaten
 D. Blown away by
the wind
If a fruit is eaten by an animal, then
the seeds will be scattered through
the
 A.
Wind
 B. Animal’s Droppings
 C. Water
 D. People
The _____ spreads the nutrients
throughout the plant.
 A.
Roots
 B. Leaf
 C. Seed
 D. Stem
Nutrients from the sun is taken
in by the….
 A.
Leaves
 B. Roots
 C. Stem
 D. Seed
What part of the plant takes in
nutrients from the soil?
 A.
Leaves
 B. Stem
 C. Seed
 D. Roots
True or False:
Sunlight is needed by plants in
order to grow.
True
False
What does a plant not need to
survive?
 A.
Juice
 B. Water
 C. Soil
 D. Air
Plants use _____ from air to
make food.
 A.
Seeds
 B. Soil
 C. Nitrogen
 D. Carbon Dioxide
True or False
Humans benefit from plants
because they use it for paper.
True
False
What type of food does not
come from plants?
 A.
Apples
 B. Vegetables
 C. Cheese
 D. Fruit
Why is oxygen from plants
important for us?
 A.
It’s cool to have
 B. It smells good
 C. It tastes good
 D. We need it to live
Seed Coat
The protective layer of
a seed.
Soil
Contains minerals and
nutrients for plants.
Cotyledons
Used as a food source
until the seed grows
into a plant
Carbon Dioxide
Taken from the air by
plants to make food.
Embryo
The “baby plant” of the
seed.
Scavenger Hunt
Quiz Questions:
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1) What are the parts of a seed?
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2) What are the parts of a seed?
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3) Which part of the plant absorbs water
and nutrients?
Helpful Links:
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4) Which are the different ways that seed
dispersal occurs?
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5) What do seeds need to grow?
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6) What do leaves produce?
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7) What are the parts of the plant and their
functions?
8) How are plants helpful to humans?
9) What parts of a plant are responsible for
reproduction?
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http://urbanext.illinois.edu/gpe/case1/c1fact
s2a.html
http://theseedsite.co.uk/seedparts.html
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/gpe/case4/c4fact
s1b.html
http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/seed.html
http://www2.bgfl.org/bgfl2/custom/resource
s_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/science/plants_pt2/inde
x.htm
Filementality:
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listpl
antliti.html
10) What is the difference between a male
and a female plant?
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