S2-U4L1 - Plant Needs

S2-U4L1 - What Are Plant Needs

Multiple Select

Which plants or parts of plants have you eaten?

• lettuce

• tomatoes

• cucumbers

• potatoes

Which plants or parts of plants have you eaten? 

• You've probably eaten lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, potatoes, squash, apples, watermelon, and peaches.

• These are all plants or parts of plants.

How do you make your food?

• My parents make it for me in the kitchen.

• I can make cereal for myself.

• We cook our food on the stove. 

Open Ended

Why do living things need food?

Why do living things need food?

• It gives us energy.

• It makes us healthy so we can grow. 

What's a nutrient? 

• Nutrients are things that a plant or animal needs to grow that come from the surroundings.

• We get nutrients from food and vitamins.

• Plants get nutrients from the soil.

Multiple Choice

What is a basic need?

• is a basic thing you do not need

• is something you cannot live without

• is a need for plants only

What is a basic need? 

• A basic need is something you cannot live without.

• You need it to survive. 

Open Ended

Why do you think we need food?

Why do you think we need food?

• Food makes us grow.

• Food gives us energy.

• Food keeps us healthy.

• Without food we would die. 

Why is space a basic need? 

• If plants did not have enough space, they would get all tangled up and they couldn't grow.

• They might not be able to get enough light, water, or nutrients. 

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How do plants make their own food for energy?

• Plants use water, air, nutrients, and light to make their own food

Where do plants get most of their light energy?

• Plants get light energy from the sun.

• (You may have also seen "grow lights" that simulate sunlight.)

Open Ended

How do we use the energy in plants?

How do we use the energy in plants?

• When we eat plants, we get the food energy that the plant had made for itself.

• That is why eating fruits and vegetables is so good for us! 

Multiple Select

Do plants eat?

• Yes

• No

Do plants eat?

• No, they make their own food using nutrients, water, air, and light.

What part of the plant soaks up water and nutrients and sends them to the rest of the plant?

• The roots soak up water and nutrients in the ground.

Multiple Select

If a tree loses its leaves in the fall and winter, is it dead?

• Yes

• No

If a tree loses its leaves in the fall and winter, is it dead? 

• No, the tree is not dead. In the spring, when there is more sun and water, it will grow new leaves. 

Open Ended

What do you think would happen if a plant only got a little bit of its basic needs?

What do you think would happen if a plant only got a little bit of its basic needs? 

• It might now grow as much.

• It might grow slower.

• It might die.

To be continued next meeting...