PLANTS

Today we will start with a new topic during our Science Lessons. During a couple of weeks we will talk about PLANTS. First of all it would be good to start with a THINKING ROUTINE: THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS, we will use this to check what you remember or know about plants.

We can watch a video to introduce the topic. Please during the video we will deal with a new THINKING ROUTINE: HOT WORDS, write down in your notebook important words (just words) about the video.

PLANT GROUPS

Plants have roots, stem and leaves.

• ROOTS: they are in the soil. They absorbed from the soil through the roots.
• STEM: it supports the leaves. It transports water and nutrients to the leaves.
• LEAVES: They are used to breathe and make plant's food.

FLOWERING PLANTS

It is the biggest group of plants.

• GYMNOSPERMS:
  • Small flowers, but no fruit.
  • Seed are together in a small cone.
  • Most of them are tree: Pine trees.

• ANGIOSPERMS:
  • They have flowers
  • They have fruit.
  • Chessnut trees.

NON-FLOWERING PLANTS

It is the smallest group of plants. They need shade and moisture.

• MOSSES:
  • Small plants.
  • They live on rocks, trees and ground.
• FERNS:
  • They are larger mosses.
  • They have thick, underground stems and big leaves.

LET'S PRACTISE WITH THIS CROSSWORD

What do you know about plants?