Learning About Plants

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Learning About Plants covers concepts that address National Science Education Standards. Concepts covered include: - plants are living things; living things are alike in many ways - there are many kinds of plants in many kinds of environments - the parts of a plant help it survive in its environment - each plant part has a different function: - plants have roots; roots collect water - plants have stems; stems carry water and nutrients - plants have leaves; leaves make food for the plant -some plants have flowers; flowers make seeds - seeds grow into new plants - plants change and grow; plants look like their parent plant - plants needs air, water, food, and light - animals and people need plants A variety of engaging activities present the concepts in ways that young students can understand. Each concept presented includes: - teacher directions for lessons - reproducible resource pages such as sets of picture cards, minibooks, and lab sheets to record the results of hands-on investigations