PLANTS

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PLANTS
AN INTERACTIVE LESSON FOR 3RD GRADERS By
JANET ZINNI A.W. EDWARDS ELEMENTARY
Havelock, NC
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• Hi, my name is Daisy Dahlia.
• Come with me as I help you
• learn about my family of plants.
• Of course like any family,
• we are not all just alike! We even
• have our share of Real Nuts
• among the branches of our family!!
• During this study you will
• Name the parts of a plant
• Tell the function of each part
• List the 7 things plants need to grow
• Name 5 ways plants reproduce
• Examine seeds and bulbs

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Can you name the parts of a plant?
Click the flower to learn the parts of a plant.
Fill out your Parts of a Plant diagram.
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Now that you know the parts of a plant, lets
learn what what function each part performs.
Click the Tulip to find out
Completely fill out your Plant Parts Function
Sheet.
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You might have noticed that there are plants
EVERYWHERE! How did they get there?
Click the bee to find out!
Complete your sheet Plants! Plants!
Everywhere! How Do They Reproduce?
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What Do Plants Need to Grow? Think of all the
things you need to grow and stay healthy. Plants
are not much different. Plants need seven things
to help them grow.
Fill out your chart labeled What Do Plants Need
to Grow?
Click on the geranium to find out!
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BULBS
As you have learned, one of the ways plants
reproduce or propagate is through bulbs. Joke
Why did the flower bulb make a great third
grader?
Because he was good at multiplying!
Fill out your BULBS worksheet completely! Choose
a bulb from the Mystery Bulb Bag. Plant
your Mystery bulb and chart its growth on your
Mystery Bulb Sheet.
Click on the flowering bulb to learn about whats
inside.
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SEEDS
It is hard to believe but even mighty oak trees
begin life as little seeds.Inside of seeds we
find the miracle of life! There are many seeds we
like to eat, like beans or nuts. Have you ever
wondered what is inside a seed? Lets find out!
Click on these seeds to find out about seeds.
Examine a opened seed and complete your SEEDS
sheet.
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CONGRATULATIONS! You have completed the show
about plants! You are a regular Horticulturalist
(plant expert!) In your science notebook or on
notebook paper write at least two good
paragraphs about everything you have learned
about plants.Think of any questions you might
still have about plants and write them down for a
later investigation.
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Click on the Pencil for the Grading Rubric