1. The Question Next 1 2 3 4 5 6 Plants are made up of many different parts. These parts are important to our diet. In this lesson you will find out how plants grow and what they need to grow. You will also learn about the parts that make up a plant and be able to identify the parts of the plant that we eat. www.istockphoto.com These materials are © 2007 Janet Cournoyer, Louise Damian, Charlton Street School, all rights reserved.

2. Information Sources Next 1 2 3 4 5 6 Use what you already know about plants to help you complete the Lesson. The following are websites where you can find more information on different parts of plants, what they need to grow, and the part they play in our diet. The Great Plant Escape Expoplants Growning A Plant Activity These materials are © 2007 Janet Cournoyer, Louise Damian, Charlton Street School, all rights reserved.

3. The Student Activity Next 1 2 3 4 5 6 Using Kidpix Studio Deluxe, draw a plant, label its parts, and write the function of each part. Make sure you put your name and date before you start your picture. You may use your science textbook if you need to. Make sure you include the following: Stem Flower Leaf Root Seed Please print your finished product. These materials are © 2007 Janet Cournoyer, Louise Damian, Charlton Street School, all rights reserved.

4. The Assessment Activity Next 4. The Assessment Activity 1 2 3 4 5 6 Show what you know! 1. Click on the following website. Match the drawings with the names of the plant parts and make a salad. Cool Science 2. Click on the following website to see if you can guess which plant part each food is. When you have finished, print out your results. Plant Parts These materials are © 2007 Janet Cournoyer, Louise Damian, Charlton Street School, all rights reserved.

5. Enrichment Activities Next 5. Enrichment Activities 1 2 3 4 5 6 Growing Lettuce Indoors Try this website to see if you can grow lettuce indoors. Print out the directions and work with a partner. Lettuce Your teacher will provide you will all the materials you need. These materials are © 2007 Janet Cournoyer, Louise Damian, Charlton Street School, all rights reserved.

6. Teacher Support Materials 1 2 3 4 5 6 Learn the entire life cycle of the following plants from how they grow to when they are ready to be eaten in this series called Life Cycles by Melanie Mitchell: The Life Cycle of a Carrot The Life Cycle of a Bean The Life Cycle of a Potato The Life Cycle of an Apple Tree The Life Cycle of a Sunflower Other good books: From Seed To Plant by Gail Gibbons How A Seed Grows by Helene J. Jordan A Seed Grows (My First Look at a Plant’s Life Cycle) by Pamela Hickman Science Standard 1: Recognize that plants are living things that, grow, reproduce, and die. Standard 2: Identify and explain the characteristics of living things. Standard 8: Identify an organism’s basic needs and specific elements the habitat must provide. Reading & Language Standard 7.4: Use correct spelling of high frequency words. Standard 7.6: Recognize common irregular spelled words. Comprehension Standard 22.2: Use correct standard English mechanics. Research Standard 24.1: Generate questions and gather information from several sources in a classroom, school, or library. These materials are © 2007 Janet Cournoyer, Louise Damian, Charlton Street School, all rights reserved.