Transcript The Plant Parts Song

The Plant Parts Song
by Mark Spann, 5th Grade teacher
Clark-Vitt School, Union, Missouri
To the tune of the “Beverly Hillbillies”
theme.
The link to the song: http://www.discoverynet.com/~ajsnead/allsongs_1/bevrlyh.html
I’m gonna tell you all a story about
what goes on in leaves
It’s good for all the plants and it’s great
for you and me!
All they need is
water, CO2 and
lots of sun,
Then they make their own food and
they give us oxygen!
Photosynthesis, that is….
Photosynthesis!
The xylem and the phloem are the
vessels for the plant,
They act just like blood vessels in your
uncle or your aunt.
The xylem carries good stuff from the
roots up to the leaves,
The phloem flows the other way and
dead phloem makes tree bark!
Sorry about that,
nothing rhymed with “leaves…”
“here come the roots…”
The roots soak up the nutrients
and water in the ground
They keep the plant well-anchored
when the rain is pouring down,
They store the extra sugars and the
starches from the leaves,
Some roots are quite delicious,
But don’t try eating trees!
Hard to chew…..
…..lots of splinters
…y’all come back now!