Plants: Plants www.schooltrain.info Wendy Pallant


Plants: Plants flower stem roots leaf bud 1 2 3 4 5


Why plants have leaves: Why plants have leaves Leaves make food for the plant.


Why plants have leaves: Why plants have leaves Leaves make food for the plant. The sun shines on each leaf.


Why plants have leaves: Why plants have leaves Leaves make food for the plant. The sun shines on each leaf. Sunlight gives the leaf energy to make the food.


Why plants have leaves: Why plants have leaves Leaves make food for the plant. The sun shines on each leaf. Sunlight gives the leaf energy to make the food. The food is made from water, soil and air.


Why plants have leaves: Why plants have leaves Leaves make food for the plant. The sun shines on each leaf. Sunlight gives the leaf energy to make the food. The food is made from water, soil and air. This is called photosynthesis.


Why do plants have roots?: Why do plants have roots? All plants with flowers have roots.


Why do plants have roots?: Why do plants have roots? All plants with flowers have roots. The roots grow down into the soil.


Why do plants have roots?: Why do plants have roots? All plants with flowers have roots. The roots grow down into the soil. Roots help the plant stand up.


Why do plants have roots?: Why do plants have roots? All plants with flowers have roots. The roots grow down into the soil. Roots help the plant stand up. Roots stop the wind blowing the plant over.


Why do plants have roots?: Why do plants have roots? All plants with flowers have roots. The roots grow down into the soil. Roots help the plant stand up. Roots stop the wind blowing the plant over. Roots take in water from the soil.


What is the stem’s job?: What is the stem’s job? All plants have stems.


What is the stem’s job?: What is the stem’s job? All plants have stems. Stems grow up into the air and towards the light.


What is the stem’s job?: What is the stem’s job? All plants have stems. Stems grow up into the air and towards the light. The leaves and flowers are on the stems.


What is the stem’s job?: What is the stem’s job? All plants have stems. Stems grow up into the air and towards the light. The leaves and flowers are on the stems. Stems take water and food to the leaves and flowers.


What about flowers?: What about flowers? Flowers are made of petals.


What about flowers?: What about flowers? Flowers are made of petals.


What about flowers?: What about flowers? Flowers are made of petals. Petals attract insects to the flower.


What about flowers?: What about flowers? Flowers are made of petals. Petals attract insects to the flower. The flower makes seeds.


The life cycle of a plant: The life cycle of a plant Roots grow from a seed.


The life cycle of a plant: The life cycle of a plant Roots grow from a seed. Leaves start to grow.


The life cycle of a plant: The life cycle of a plant Roots grow from a seed. Leaves start to grow. More leaves grow. Flower buds appear.


The life cycle of a plant: The life cycle of a plant Roots grow from a seed. Leaves start to grow. More leaves grow. Flower buds appear. The flowers open.


The life cycle of a plant: The life cycle of a plant The petals die. The flowers make a fruit with seeds inside.


The life cycle of a plant: The life cycle of a plant The petals die. The flowers make a fruit with seeds inside. The fruit dries and falls.


What is inside a flower?: What is inside a flower?


What is their job?: What is their job?


What is their job?: What is their job? Petals attract insects.


What is their job?: What is their job? Petals attract insects. Nectar is made at the bottom of the petal. Insects like nectar.


What is their job?: What is their job? Petals attract insects. The stamen make pollen.


What is their job?: What is their job? sepal The sepal protects the flower.


What is their job?: What is their job? ovary The seed-box or ovary is at the bottom of the carpel. The ovaries make seeds.


About seeds: About seeds The wind blows the plant and the seeds fall out. The fruit breaks open. The seeds fall.


About seeds: About seeds Some seeds have parachutes. The wind blows the seeds away. Some seeds have wings. They fly through the air for a long way. dandelion


About seeds: About seeds Animals help disperse some seeds.


How are seeds made?: How are seeds made? The stamen inside the flower makes pollen.


How are seeds made?: How are seeds made? The stamen inside the flower makes pollen. Plants need pollen from a different flower to make seeds.


How are seeds made?: How are seeds made? The stamen inside the flower makes pollen. Plants need pollen from a different flower to make seeds. When the flower is pollinated the seeds start to grow.


How are seeds made?: How are seeds made? Some flowers need insects to pollinate them.


How are seeds made?: How are seeds made? Some flowers need insects to pollinate them. The pollen sticks to bees or insects.


How are seeds made?: How are seeds made? Some flowers need insects to pollinate them. The pollen sticks to bees or insects. The pollen is taken to other flowers.


How are seeds made?: How are seeds made? Some flowers need insects to pollinate them. The pollen sticks to bees or insects. The pollen is taken to other flowers. Plants like grass and trees do not have bright petals.


How are seeds made?: How are seeds made? Some flowers need insects to pollinate them. The pollen sticks to bees or insects. The pollen is taken to other flowers. Plants like grass and trees do not have bright petals. Their pollen is blown by the wind.


Plants Index: Plants Index External plant parts Slide 1 Why plants have leaves Slides 2 to 6 Why do plants have roots? Slides 7 to 11 What is the stem’s job? Slides 12 to 15 What about flowers? Slides 16 to 19 The life cycle of a plant Slides 20 to 26 What is inside a flower? Slide 27 What is their job? (Petals) Slides 28 to 30 What is their job? (Stamen) Slide 31 What is their job? (Sepal) Slide 32 About seeds (dispersal) Slides 34 to 36 How seeds are made? (Pollination) Slides 37 to 44 What is their job? (matching activity) Slides 46-51


What is their job?: What is their job? make food from light, air and water. attract insects. help the plant stand up. take food and water to the leaves get water from the soil. make seeds.


What is their job?: What is their job? make food from light, air and water. attract insects. help the plant stand up. take food and water to the leaves get water from the soil. make seeds.


What is their job?: What is their job? make food from light, air and water. attract insects. help the plant stand up. take food and water to the leaves get water from the soil. make seeds.


What is their job?: What is their job? make food from light, air and water. attract insects. help the plant stand up. take food and water to the leaves get water from the soil. make seeds.


What is their job?: What is their job? make food from light, air and water. attract insects. help the plant stand up. take food and water to the leaves get water from the soil. make seeds.


What is their job?: What is their job? make food from light, air and water. attract insects. help the plant stand up. take food and water to the leaves get water from the soil. make seeds.