Plants: Supplemental Guide 2A | Plant Parts 51Introducing “Plant Parts”
- Tell students that today’s lesson is about the basic parts of plants.
Making Connections
- Ask three students to stand up.
- Have partner pairs discuss the ways the students are different (e.g.,
they have different names; live in different places; are different sizes;
have different eye color, etc.). - Now have partner pairs discuss ways in which the standing students
are similar. Point out they are all human beings and that they all have
similar body parts (e.g., two eyes, two ears, a neck, two feet). Ask
them to point to their arms, their feet, and their nose as examples. - Tell students that even though there are many different plants, all
plants have similar parts.
Hands-On Activity
- Gather the students into small groups and have them observe and
describe a potted plant. - Have students talk about the parts of the plant they can see.
Introduce them to some of the different plant parts in this lesson:
stem, leaves, flowers. Point to each part as you introduce it and have
students repeat its name after you.
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Roots
- Today you will learn about the parts of plants. One important part is
called the roots. - Say the word roots with me three times.
- Roots are the parts of the plant that keep it in the ground and take up
food and water from the soil. - Qin and Sabrina made sure the roots of the plant were covered with
soil when they planted it. - Tell your partner whether or not you can see the roots of the potted
plant. Why can’t you see the roots? Use the word root when you tell
about it.