Plants

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Plants

• Tracy Long
• 4th Grade

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Did you know

• There are over 3 million kinds of plants in the
  world
• They include
• Flowers
• Trees
• Bushes

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Plants vary greatly in size, shape, and the type
of environment in which they live
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Plants need four main things to grow
Sun
Soil
Water
Air
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Watering

• Plants need 1 inch of water every week so they
  will stay healthy and grow

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There are four stages in a plant life cycle
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There are four stages in a plant life cycle
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There are four stages in a plant life cycle
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There are four stages in a plant life cycle
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The roots

• Provide food and water from the soil
• Store energy
• Provide support for the plant
• Grow underground

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The Leaf

• Grows outside the plant from a node on the stem
• Its main function is to make food for the plant
  from sunlight

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What is photosynthesis?

• It takes sunlight and turns it into food for the
  plant.
• The leaves take in air and release new air for
  plants and animals to breathe.

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The Flower

• The petals are the colorful part of the flower

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Can you guess what this flower is?

• Daisy
• Snapdragon
• Black-eyed Susan

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Correct AnswerBlack-eyed Susan

• The black-eyed Susan is the most common of all
  American wildflowers

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Review

• This flower has a brown center that is surrounded
  by bright yellow petals.
• It loves full sun and does not need a lot of
  attention.

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Plants have many different uses

• They provide food for humans and animals

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Plants have many different uses

• They are used to make medicine for the sick

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Plants have many different uses

• They are used to make the clothes you wear

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Plants have many different uses

• They are homes to many animals such as birds and
  squirrels

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Plants have many different uses

• They keep the soil from blowing away

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Plants have many different uses

• They put oxygen back into the air you breathe

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Plants have many different uses

• They are fun to grow and look at

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Which of these do plants not need to live?

• Soil
• Shelter
• Water
• Sunshine

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Correct AnswerShelter

• 95 of the earths plants live outside

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Review

• The four main things plants need to grow are
• Water
• Air
• Sunlight
• Soil

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Seasons

• Trees change with each new season
• Winter
• Spring
• Summer
• Fall

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Trees spread their seeds by

• Wind

• Animals

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Facts about trees

• Trees drink with their roots
• They have more roots then they have branches
• The part of the tree you cant see is bigger then
  the part you can

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What trees do for you

• Trees provide jobs for people
• Trees make our world more beautiful
• Trees provide shade in the summer and block cold
  winds in the winter

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What is the most famous tree?

• The Christmas Tree

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Resources

• http//www.proteacher.com
• http//www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/plants/s
  equencing/floweringplantlifecycle
• EDIT 3318 web page

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