Inorderforaseedtosurviveandgrowintoastrongplant,itneedswater,light,suitabletemperature,airandtime.

Whatthingsdoesaplantneedtogrow?

Howseedsandbulbsgrow

Whenseedsstarttogrow,thisiscalled…

Germination

Togerminate,seedsneed:

• Warmth• Air(Oxygen)• Water

Seedsdon’tneedlight…

Thisisbecausetheyhaveastoreoffoodinsidethemalready

Whatnext? Oncethestembreaksthroughthesoilitisthenaplant.

Howplantsgrow

Aplant Alivingthingthatusuallygrowsfromtheground

The mainpartsofaplant

• Flowers• Leaves• Stem• Roots

Togrowandsurvive,plantsneed

• Light• Water• Carbondioxide

Thisissotheycanmaketheirownfood.

• WarmthThisisbecauseifplantsgettoohotorcoldtheywilldie

Whatnext?(Thelifecycleofaplant)

• Theplantgrows• Theflowercomesandthendies• Afruit/flowerwithseedsisleftbehind• Theseedsgetscattered• Theprocessbeginsagain

• Thisiscalledthelifecycleofaplant

Vocabulary1 Seeds Thepartofaplantfromwhichanewplant

grows.

2 Roots Holdtheplanttothegroundandabsorbthewaterandnutrientsfromthesoil.

3 Stem Transportswaterandnutrientstodifferentpartsoftheplant.

4 Leaves Uselight,airandwatertomakefoodfortheplant.

5 Flower Thepartoftheplantthatblossoms.Flowersproducetheseedsthatformnewplants.

6 Petals Attractspollinatorsusingtheirbrightcoloursorunusualshapes.

7 Trunk Thestemofatree,fromwhichitsbranchesgrow.

8 Bulb Theroundundergroundpartofa plant thatcontains foodfor theplant, forexample,anonionbulb,atulipbulb,adaffodilbulb.

9 Germinate Thisiswhenaseedbeginstogrowusingitsstoredfood,andputsoutrootsandshoots

Interesting books…

Year 2: Science - Plants