PLANTS

PLANTS ARE LIVING THINGS

PLANTS…

•PLANTS ARE BORN

•PLANTS GROW

•PLANTS REPRODUCE

•PLANTS DIE

PLANTS NEED WATER

PLANTS NEED MINERALS

MINERALS

PLANTS NEED AIR

PLANTS NEED SUNLIGHT

PLANTS MAKE THEIR OWN FOOD

PHOTOSYNTHESIS

PLANTS CANNOT MOVE AROUND

PLANTS CAN MOVE ONE OR MORE OF THEIR PARTS

THE ROOTS OF A PLANT GROW IN THE GROUND

THERE ARE THICK ROOTS

• CARROTS

THERE ARE HAIRY ROOTS

• ONIONS

STEMS

WOODY STEM

• AN OAK TREE

GREEN STEM

• WHEAT

REPRODUCTION OF PLANTS

SOME PLANTS HAVE FLOWERS

FLOWERS CAN LOOK DIFFERENT

BUT THEY HAVE THE SAME PARTS.

The colour of the petals attracts insects.

THE POLLEN GOES FROM A STAMEN

TO A PISTIL• The pollen goes from the stamen to a pistil.

The Calyx is made of sepals.They protect the flower.

THE POLLEN JOINS AN OVULE TO MAKE A SEED.

The petals fall of the flower

The pistil grows into a fruit

The fruit falls on the ground

The seed grows into a new plant

Nutrition

• The leaf…• Absorbs sunlight• Carbon dioxide from the air

Carbon Dioxide

The roots…

• Absorb minerals from the soil

Minerals go up the roots

Roots…• Absorb water from the soil

Water and minerals pass through the stem to the leaves.

Plants make oxygen too.

PHOTOSYNTHESISMinerals

Carbon dioxide

= + Oxygen

LEAVES

EVERGREEN

• MAKE PLANTS ALL YEAR

DECIDUOUS

• THEY LOSE THEIR LEAVES IN AUTUMN

WHAT CAN WE MAKE FROM PLANTS

WE CAN MAKE THREAD

WE CAN USE WOOD

WE CAN MAKE PAPER AND CARD

WE USE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

WE CAN MAKE FLOUR

WE CAN USE RUBBER TO MAKE TYRES

WE CAN MAKE 1) Perfume

2) Soap3) Cosmetics

WE CAN MAKE MEDICINES