Transcript Plant Power Point

Learn About Plants
Created by Denitra Jones
Parts of a Plant
 Roots
 Stem
 Leaves
Roots
 Hold the plant in the soil
 Take in water and minerals from the
soil
Stem
 Helps transport water and minerals
 Holds the plant up to light, supporting
its flowers and leaves
Leaves
 Make food for the plant
 Contains green pigment called
chlorophyll
 Chlorophyll absorbs light; then the
energy from the light helps plants make
food
Plants
Basic Needs
Food
W ater
Air
Lima Bean Experiment
 Materials: lima beans, paper towel, water,
zip lock bag, tape
1. Wet the paper towel
2. Place the lima bean on the paper
towel and fold
3. Place in the zip lock bag and seal
4. Tape the bag on a window
Steps to Grow a Plant
 Materials: soil, paper cup, water, seeds
1. Add soil to the cup
2. Plant the seeds
3. Water
Seed website
Observation Chart
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7
Day 8
Day 9
Day 10
We Can Eat Plants
Leaves
Fruit and Stems
Seeds
cabbage tomato
lettuce
corn
celery
asparagus
Roots
carrots
potato
(Almy, Broome, Brown, Buchholz, Erickson, Hamilton, Kelly, Murphy, Shaw, & Walker,
1998)
Favorite Books
 The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss
 The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle
 How Seeds Grow by Helene Jordan
 All About Seeds by Melvin Berger
References
Almy, E., Broome, C., Brown, D., Buchholz, L.,
Erickson, A., Hamilton, J., Kelly, L., Murphy,
S., Shaw, S., & Walker, S. (1998). Lifesaver
lessons: Science. Greensboro, NC: The Education
Center.