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title: "Parts of a Plant"
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# Parts of a Plant

Identify and describe the basic structure of common flowering plants (roots, stem, leaves, flowers) and trees (roots, trunk, branches, leaves)

Subject: Science · Area: Organisms & Life Processes · Ages 5 to 6
Page: https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/parts-of-a-plant-mt_xT6jPzyj92

## Ready when they can

- Label roots, stem, leaves, and flowers on a diagram of a flowering plant
- Name the main parts of a tree: roots, trunk, branches, leaves
- Explain that roots take in water and leaves catch sunlight

## Lesson: Parts of a Plant

You know plants and trees. Now let's look closer. Every part of a plant has a job.

*(drawing: Roots are at the bottom. The flower is at the top.)*

Roots dig into the soil. They take in water for the plant. Leaves spread out wide. They catch sunlight to make food.

**Example.** Zara looks at a big oak tree. She points to the roots, then the trunk. Next she points to the branches and leaves. The tree has parts, just like a flower.

**Tip.** Trees use different names for some parts. A tree's stem is called a trunk. But every part still has the same job.

**Recap.** Roots drink water, leaves catch sunlight, and stems or trunks hold the plant up.

## Practice

8 questions on this page, each with its working shown.

## Needs first

- [Common Plants & Trees](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/common-plants-and-trees-mt_j7cer_Nmor)

## Opens up

- [How Plant Parts Work](https://lightmysky.com/learn/science/how-plant-parts-work-mt_6xsEXxKdUX)