How Plant Parts Work
Identify and describe the functions of different parts of flowering plants: roots absorb water and nutrients, stems transport materials, leaves make food, flowers enable reproduction
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Can your child explain why a flower needs roots underground and leaves up top — what job does each part do?
Identify and describe the functions of different parts of flowering plants: roots absorb water and nutrients, stems transport materials, leaves make food, flowers enable reproduction
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- Describe the function of roots (absorb water and minerals from soil)
- Explain that the stem transports water up and food around the plant
- State that leaves use sunlight to make food and flowers produce seeds for new plants
“Can your child explain why a flower needs roots underground and leaves up top — what job does each part do?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Organisms & Life Processes
- Age range
- Ages 7–8
Standards