Rocket shows a picture of a carrot and grass.
"These roots look so different!" he says.
Raven asks, "What do you notice?"
Nova says, "Count the big roots."
Some plants have one big main root.
It is called a taproot.
A carrot is a taproot.
When we eat a carrot, we eat a root!
Roots can also store food for the plant.
Some plants have lots of thin roots.
They are called fibrous roots.
Grass has fibrous roots.
They spread out like a messy mop.
| Sentence | True or false? |
|---|---|
| A taproot is one big main root. | ? |
| Grass has one big taproot. | ? |
| Roots can store food for the plant. | ? |
| A carrot is a root. | ? |
Here are new sight words.
Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.
Following: F-O-L-L-O-W-I-N-G.
Show: S-H-O-W.
Also: A-L-S-O.
You can sort roots like a scientist!
Tomorrow you will build something that copies roots.