Tops

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Tops Bottoms
A literature based science lesson about plants,
and the parts we eat!
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Step 1 Read Tops Bottoms by Janet Stevens.
Step 2 Make sure you have all materials.

• Pencil

• Paper

Fruits and Vegetables Carrot, Lettuce, Apple
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Step 3 Answer these questions about the book on
a piece of paper

• What did Hare and his family plant in the story?

• Why did bear continue to be upset?

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Did you ever think that when you are eating
fruits and vegetables, you are eating part of a
plant?
But which part?
First, lets review the different parts of a
plant.
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Roots

• Hold the plant in place
• Absorb water and nutrients like a sponge
• Store energy for plant

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Stems

• Carries water and nutrients to leaves
• Holds plant up so that it can reach sunlight

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• Use sunlight to make food for the plant
• Have holes to allow air and water to get in and
  out
• Helps to make the oxygen, or air that we breathe!

Leaves
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Flowers

• Help to make seeds
• Colors attract bees, butterflies and bats who
  pollinate or fertilize the plants

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Fruit

• Holds and protects seeds
• Helps to spread seeds

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Most often we eat roots, stems, leaves and fruits!
Now look at the vegetables on the tray
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On your piece of paper, draw and label the carrot.
Next, circle the part that you think we eat.
Click below on what you think the circled part is
Is it the
root ?
Fruit?
Leaves?
Stem?
Green ?
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On your piece of paper, draw and label the
lettuce.
Next, circle the part that you think we eat.
Click below on what you think the circled part is
Is it the
root ?
Fruit?
Leaves?
Stem?
Green ?
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On your piece of paper, draw and label the apple.
Next, circle the part that you think we eat.
Click below on what you think the circled part is
Is it the
root ?
Fruit?
Leaves?
Stem?
Green ?
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Great Job !
You learned about the parts of plants, and
figured out what part of the plant you are eating
when you have a carrot, lettuce or an apple.
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The next time you are munching on a fruit or
vegetable, I dare you to try and figure out what
part it is. the root? the stem? the
leaves? the fruit?
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You are done!
Now vegge out to some music.. But dont get too
fruity!
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Resources
WEBSITES pubs.acs.org/cen/topstory/
8031/8031notw4.html netscape.homestore.com/.../Pla
nts/ Vegetables/SNST_Cool.asp http//www.artzooks.
com/shop/view/mainsingle.asp?sourcecidfileid233
30 http//www.westvalleyschool.org/programs/natur
al_science/2ndGrade/6plant_parts_II.htm http//www
.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/case1/c1f-ans.html