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Plant parts

In this activity, students relate commonly eaten foods to different parts of the flowering plant life cycle. They use an interactive or paper-based graphic organiser.

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
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              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.

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              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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