Seeds contain new plants and come in different shapes, sizes, and colors. They are covered in seed coats that protect the tiny leaves and roots inside. Seeds also contain food for the new plant. Seeds can travel by sticking to socks, animal fur, or blowing in the wind. For a seed to grow into a plant it needs soil, water, and sunlight. Flowers produce seeds which when planted can grow into new plants in gardens. A growing plant goes through stages including the germ growing inside the seed, the plant shooting up from the germ, roots developing, leaves growing, and finally a full grown plant with leaves, stems, flowers and roots.

2. Seeds contain new plantsSeeds contain new plants
 A seed is the start of a newA seed is the start of a new
plantplant
 The have different shapes, sizesThe have different shapes, sizes
and colorsand colors
 Flowers make seedsFlowers make seeds
 Covered in a seed coat toCovered in a seed coat to
protect and keeps tiny leavesprotect and keeps tiny leaves
and root insideand root inside
 Contains food for the new plantContains food for the new plant

3.  seeds travelseeds travel
 seeds stick to socksseeds stick to socks
 stick to animal furstick to animal fur
 seeds blow in the windseeds blow in the wind
 seeds to grow need:seeds to grow need:
 SoilSoil
 WaterWater
 SunlightSunlight
 Seeds are planted toSeeds are planted to
grow in the gardensgrow in the gardens

4.  Stage 1Stage 1
 Germ grows inside seedGerm grows inside seed
 Stage 2Stage 2
 Plant shoots up fromPlant shoots up from
germgerm
 Roots develop downRoots develop down
from germfrom germ
 Stage 3Stage 3
 Leaves developLeaves develop
 Roots growRoots grow
Plants’ StagesPlants’ Stages

5.  Stage 4Stage 4
 Flower buds growFlower buds grow
 Stage 5Stage 5
 Full-grown plantFull-grown plant
 Leaves, stems,Leaves, stems,
flowers and rootsflowers and roots

6. Plant PartsPlant Parts
 StemsStems
 Have little tubes that carryHave little tubes that carry
water and food to the rest ofwater and food to the rest of
the plantthe plant
 Hold up leaves and flowers ofHold up leaves and flowers of
the plantthe plant
 Grass, flowers, and vinesGrass, flowers, and vines
have soft stemshave soft stems
 RootsRoots
 Collect water and mineralsCollect water and minerals
for the plantfor the plant
 They hold the plant in theThey hold the plant in the
groundground
 Some plants store food in theSome plants store food in the
rootsroots

7.  LeavesLeaves
 Make food for the plantMake food for the plant
 Green leaves + air + sunlight = plant foodGreen leaves + air + sunlight = plant food
 FlowersFlowers
Flowers are many sizes, colors, andFlowers are many sizes, colors, and
shapesshapes
Make seedsMake seeds
The seeds grow into new plantsThe seeds grow into new plants

8. Kinds of PlantsKinds of Plants
 There areThere are trees.trees.
 Parts of the treeParts of the tree
 RootsRoots
 Trunk (is the tree’s stem)Trunk (is the tree’s stem)
 BranchBranch
 LeavesLeaves
 FruitFruit
 There areThere are flowers.flowers.
 There areThere are bushes.bushes.

9. Parts of the plants that we can eatParts of the plants that we can eat
 SeedsSeeds
 CornCorn
 RootsRoots
 PotatoesPotatoes
 CarrotsCarrots
 LeavesLeaves
 LettuceLettuce
 SpinachSpinach
 StemStem
 celerycelery

10. BibliographyBibliography
 Jo Ellen Moore, “Plants”Jo Ellen Moore, “Plants”
http://www.evan-moor.comhttp://www.evan-moor.com
 Planting FlowersPlanting Flowers
http://home1.gte.net/~vze3sk9y/mellie/flowers.htmhttp://home1.gte.net/~vze3sk9y/mellie/flowers.htm
 PlantsPlants
www.edhelper.com/plants.htmwww.edhelper.com/plants.htm

11. Additional Resources -Additional Resources -
WorksheetsWorksheets
 Plants We EatPlants We Eat
 Favorite FlowersFavorite Flowers
 Parts of a PlantParts of a Plant