Difference between revisions of "Plant"
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: [[Verb]]: '''To plant''' | : [[Verb]]: '''To plant''' | ||
===About Plants=== | ===About Plants=== | ||
| − | : '''Plants''' usually have a part of them that is green. Most often this is their [[Leaf|leaves]], but some '''plants''' have no [[Leaf|leaves]] like a | + | : '''Plants''' usually have a part of them that is green. Most often this is their [[Leaf|leaves]], but some '''plants''' have no [[Leaf|leaves]] like a cactus. |
: Some '''plants''' are [[Undomesticated Plant|wild]] and other '''plants''' are [[Domesticated Plant|cultivated]]. | : Some '''plants''' are [[Undomesticated Plant|wild]] and other '''plants''' are [[Domesticated Plant|cultivated]]. | ||
: We get [[Fruit|fruits]] and [[Vegetables|vegetables]] from some '''plants''' but some '''plants''' have [[Toxic|poisonous]] [[fruit]] that we can't eat. | : We get [[Fruit|fruits]] and [[Vegetables|vegetables]] from some '''plants''' but some '''plants''' have [[Toxic|poisonous]] [[fruit]] that we can't eat. | ||
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====Survival==== | ====Survival==== | ||
: To survive a '''plant''' needs [[water]], warmth and light. | : To survive a '''plant''' needs [[water]], warmth and light. | ||
| − | : An adult '''plant''' will [[Wilting|wilt]] if it does not get enough [[water]] and then it could | + | : An adult '''plant''' will [[Wilting|wilt]] if it does not get enough [[water]] and then it could die. |
: An adult '''plant''' will die if it gets too cold and [[Wilting|wilt]] and then die it if gets too hot. | : An adult '''plant''' will die if it gets too cold and [[Wilting|wilt]] and then die it if gets too hot. | ||
: An adult '''plant''' will not be able to make its own food if there is not enough light so the '''plant''' will lose its [[Leaf|leaves]] and go into a [[dormant]] state. | : An adult '''plant''' will not be able to make its own food if there is not enough light so the '''plant''' will lose its [[Leaf|leaves]] and go into a [[dormant]] state. | ||
Revision as of 17:48, 6 April 2019
Contents
Key Stage 1
Meaning
A plant with the roots showing.
A plant is a living thing that has roots and can make its own food.
About Plants
- Plants usually have a part of them that is green. Most often this is their leaves, but some plants have no leaves like a cactus.
- Some plants are wild and other plants are cultivated.
- We get fruits and vegetables from some plants but some plants have poisonous fruit that we can't eat.
Survival
- To survive a plant needs water, warmth and light.
- An adult plant will wilt if it does not get enough water and then it could die.
- An adult plant will die if it gets too cold and wilt and then die it if gets too hot.
- An adult plant will not be able to make its own food if there is not enough light so the plant will lose its leaves and go into a dormant state.
Germination
- When a seed is planted, if the conditions are right it will germinate and start to grow into an adult plant.
- If there is not enough water, and it is too cold or too hot, the seed will not germinate.
Examples
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| A tree is a large plant with a woody trunk. | A flower only grows on flowering plants. |
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| A fern is a plant that doesn't grow flowers. | Moss is a small soft plant that can't grow flowers. |
Note for Teachers
- Be careful not to suggest that plants get their food from the soil. Plants only get water and minerals from the soil. The majority of a plant is made using the Carbon Dioxide that the plant absorbed from the air.
- Mushrooms are often mistaken for vegetables which also leads children to falsely identify them as a plant. They are in fact a fungus.
Key Stage 2
Meaning
A plant is an organism that makes its own food.
Classification of Plants
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| Moss | Flowering Plants | Conifer | Fern |