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Week 01 · Plant Parts and Jobs

Monday

Meet the plant team
// Every part has a job to do
⏱ about 15 min

Monday: Meet the Plant Team

Rocket rolls in a wagon full of cups, beans and paper towels. "I built a bean window!" he says.

Raven peeks at a dry bean. "What do you notice? It looks asleep."

Nova hovers over the cup. "A plant is a team of parts," she says. "Watch which part shows up first."

Rocket grins. "Then we start a bean today and watch it all week!"

Six parts, six jobs

Most plants have the same basic parts.

They are roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds.

Each part has a job. Together they help the plant stay alive and grow.

Roots, stems and leaves help the plant grow and survive.

Flowers, fruits and seeds help the plant make new plants.

Plant partIts main job
RootHolds the plant in the ground and takes in water
StemHolds the plant up and carries water and food
LeafMakes food for the plant using light
FlowerMakes seeds
FruitProtects the seeds and helps them travel
SeedHolds a tiny new plant
WHICH PART DOES IT?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which part makes food using light?
Which part holds a tiny new plant?
Which part holds the plant in the ground?
StatementTrue or false?
Flowers help a plant make seeds.?
A stem carries water through the plant.?
Fruits have no job at all.?
Roots, stems and leaves help a plant grow and survive.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEEvery part has a job. Fruits protect seeds.

Start your bean window

This week you will grow a bean where you can see it.

A clear cup works like a window into the soil world.

  1. A grown-up soaks three dry beans in water overnight.
  2. Fold a paper towel and line the inside of a clear cup.
  3. Stuff a crumpled paper towel in the middle to hold it in place.
  4. Slide the soaked beans between the cup wall and the towel.
  5. Pour a little water in the bottom so the towel stays damp.
  6. Set the cup in a warm spot out of direct hot sun.
Safety first
Never eat the beans, even the dry ones. Nothing goes in your mouth.
Wipe up spills right away so no one slips.
Wash your hands after you set up the cup.
How many basic plant parts did we name today? Type the number.
WHY THIS EXERCISEWe named six parts, and each one has a job.
Draw your bean window cup on day one. Label the beans and the towel.

Great start, plant team! Tomorrow we dig into roots, the hidden helpers.