Plants and their babies

Plants and Their Babies

Identify ways in which many plants closely resemble their parents in observed appearance and ways they are different. 

What do we look for when we are comparing and contrasting plants?

• Leaf shape- round, serrated, lobed

• color- light or dark, colors other than green

• appearance- long or short, fuzzy or smooth

• vines- there or not

• number- single leaves or clusters

Strawberries

What do you notice about the strawberry seeds, baby, and parent plant? What do they have in common? What is different? Consider: Leaf/color/appearance/vines/clusters

Catnip

What do you notice about the catnip seeds, baby, and parent plant? What do they have in common? What is different? Consider: Leaf/color/appearance/vines/clusters

Shasta Daisies

What do you notice about the shasta daisy seeds, baby, and parent plant? What do they have in common? What is different? Consider: Leaf/color/appearance/vines/clusters

Sugar Snap Peas

What do you notice about the sugar snap pea seeds, baby, and parent plant? What do they have in common? What is different? Consider: Leaf/color/appearance/vines/clusters

Rosemary

What do you notice about the rosemary seeds, baby, and parent plant? What do they have in common? What is different? Consider: Leaf/color/appearance/vines/clusters

Tulips

What do you notice about the tulip seeds, baby, and parent plant? What do they have in common? What is different? Consider: Leaf/color/appearance/vines/clusters

Cherry Tomatoes

What do you notice about the cherry tomato seeds, baby, and parent plant? What do they have in common? What is different? Consider: Leaf/color/appearance/vines/clusters

Stargazer Lilies

What do you notice about the stargazer lily seeds, baby, and parent plant? What do they have in common? What is different? Consider: Leaf/color/appearance/vines/clusters

Multiple Select

Which baby plant is the strawberry plant? What do you remember about leaf/color/appearance/vines/clusters?

The correct baby is.....

because strawberry leaves are dark green, serrated, and in clusters of 3!

Multiple Choice

Which baby is the tulip baby? What do you remember about leaf/color/appearance/vines/clusters?

The correct baby is......

because the tulip baby and adult have pink edges to their leaves!

Multiple Choice

Which baby is the sugar snap pea baby? What do you remember about leaf/color/appearance/vines/clusters?

The correct baby is.....

because the pea plant has vines and round leaves!