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Science Fun You Can Eat -Parts of a Plant Salad
Plants are made up of several parts. They start at the bottom with the
ROOTS. The roots hold the plant in the
ground. Food also travels from the roots into the plant. The
STEM is the next part. Food and water travel
up the stem into the rest of the plant. Plants have LEAVES. Some plants
have FLOWERS. Plants start out as
SEEDS. They grow
FRUIT to make more seeds.
Make a salad with all the parts of a flower.
Here’s what you do:
Put in some ROOTS – shredded carrots,
chopped onions
Put in some LEAVES – lettuce, cabbage,
spinach,
Put in some SEEDS –sunflower seeds, poppy
seeds, peas, chick peas
Put in some FRUIT – tomatoes, green beans,
cucumbers slices, orange segments
Put in some STEMS – celery, asparagus
Put in some FLOWERS – broccoli, cauliflower-
you can also put in some PETALS - pansy
petals are edible.
Mix your salad all together. Put on your favorite dressing and enjoy eating a
plant!
TIPS FOR TEACHERS & PARENTS:
As you add the various items into the salad have the children explain which part
of the plant it is from and what that part
does.
Print out our science worksheet that goes with the lesson and label the parts of
the plant as further reinforcement.
Parts of a Plant Worksheet
More Lessons:
Plant Habitats
Great Plant Resources:
Fairy Triad Dome Terrarium
The Young Scientist Club: Set 10 - Seeds, Fruits and Other Plant Parts
Grow Your Own Carnivorous Creations Terrarium
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