Topic: Parts of a plant for the 4th grades

Topic: Parts of a plant for the 4th grades

1. PARTS OF A PLANT

2. Today you will learn … To identify the different parts of a plant To describe how the different plant parts work

3. Can you name the parts of a plant? ROOTS STEM LEAF FLOWER _

4. ROOTS Roots hold the plant in the soil They act like straws: they absorb water and nutrients from the soil.

5. PlANT R OOTS

6. TREE ROOTS

7. STEM The stem supports the plant, so it can get lots of light It carries water and nutrients from the roots to the different parts of the plants

8. PLANT STEMS

9. TRUNKS The stem of a tree is called trunk and is covered with bark .

10. leaves Capture sunlight to make food for the plant. This process is called photosynthesis

11. leaves

12. flowers They are the reproductive part of most plants It is in the flower that seeds start to grow. Their petals are colourful to attract insects.

13. flowers

14. FRUIT Fruits contain seeds Fruits can be fleshy like apples or hard like nuts.