By the end of this unit, learners will:
- identify and label the basic parts of a plant, including roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruits;
understand the functions of each plant part. For example:
- Roots: Absorb water and nutrients from the soil, anchor the plant in place.
- Stems: Support the plant and transport water, nutrients, and sugars.
- Leaves: Perform photosynthesis, where plants make their food using sunlight.
- Flowers: Reproductive structures that produce seeds.
- Fruits: Protect and disperse seeds.
Curriculum Alignment: Year 1 Science: Plants
- identify and name a variety of common wild and garden plants, including deciduous and evergreen trees
- identify and describe the basic structure of a variety of common flowering plants, including trees.