Everything’s Coming up Roses!
What makes a plant, a plant?
What are the parts of a plant?
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Roots
Stem
Leaves
Flower
Pistil
Stamen
Seeds/Fruit
http://biology.clc.uc.edu/graphics/bioall/families/flower%20parts.gif
What do plants need to grow?
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Light
Air
Water
Soil/Nutrients
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/case1/c1facts3c.html
Describe the lifecycle of a plant
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A seed is planted.
It gets water, air, and light and begins
to grow.
First, the roots grow down and the stem
grows up.
Next, leaves and buds grow.
The new flower makes new seeds so a
new plant can grow again.
What things can keep plants from growing?
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Touch
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Light
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Gravity
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Environmental Stress
http://www.apsnet.org/education/IllustratedGlossary/PhotosA-D/aphid.htm
Pop Quiz!
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Name 3 plant parts and explain what they do.
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List 3 things plants need to grow.
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Draw a picture of a plant’s lifecycle.
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Explain why some insects can harm plants.
Challenge!
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Using the Internet or a textbook,
research a solution for the aphid
problem.
2. Find a flower at home or at school
and identify all of its parts. OR take
parts from several different flowers
and create your own flower!
Works Cited
Guilford School District
http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/plantquest/
Plant Parts Webquest
 The Great Plant Escape
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/case1/c1facts2d.html
Plant lifecycle, description of pistil, stamen, receptacle, sepal
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Biology Lab
biology.clc.uc.edu/graphics/bioall/families/flower%20parts.gif
Color diagram of a flower
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