Common foods and plant parts
In this activity, students relate commonly eaten foods to different parts of the flowering plant life cycle. They use a graphic organiser to identify whether a food is a root, stem, leaf, flower, seed or fruit.
By the end of this activity, students should be able to:
recognise different parts of flowering plants (roots, stems, leaves, flowers, seeds, fruit)
understand the roles these parts play in the life cycle of flowering plants.
Plant parts – graphic organiser
Roots
Stems
Leaves
Flowers
Seeds
Fruit
Unused items
- Apple
- Almond
- Asparagus
- Broccoli
- Cabbage
- Capsicum
- Carrot
- Celery
- Cucumber
- Kidney beans
- Leek
- Lettuce
- Orange
- Parsnip
- Peas
- Rice
Plant parts – graphic organiser
Use this graphic organiser to place the food cards where you think they belong. This activity can be done individually, in pairs or as a whole class.
Download the Word file (see link below) for:
introduction/background notes
what you need
what to do
extension ideas
student handout
teacher answer sheet.
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