Vocabulary
The first tiny plant from the seed is called a
Sprout
The bud will grow into a
Flower
How did the Brassica plant's color change as it grew?
The seed was brownish, then it grew to be light green
What else besides nutrients (soil), water and sunlight does a plant need to grow?
The right temperature (refer back to the movie when they talked about plants in the cold room vs the average temperature classroom.
When a sprout grows a bit taller, it's called a
Seedling
The dusty yellow grains inside a flower are called
pollen
How did the size of the Brassica plant change?
seed was very small, then the plant kept getting taller and wider (leaves etc expanded out)
How do insects help spread seeds?
pollination, when they go from one flower to the next drinking the nectar, pollen gets stuck to them like Velcro.
On a plant, the leaves grow off the
Stem
The part of the plant that grows down into the soil is called the
root
Name three things plants need to grow?
nutrients (soil), water, sunlight
Name the three ways plants get from here to there?
float (on water), insects, travel in the air
A small bump on a stem is called a
bud
Pollinate
to move pollen from one flower to another flower of the same kind
Go over the steps we took to plant the Brassica seeds.
step one- got cups and labeled them.
step two- put soil in cups and pressed down with fingers/or leveled it off
step three- make hole for seeds and put seed in it
step four- cover hole and water it.
step five- put by window so it can get sunlight.
Answers/steps may vary (teachers discretion)
What is something insects need but plants do not?
air.
Brassica seeds grow inside a
Seedpod
The teach will pick a vocabulary word and you will use it in a sentence.
Teachers discretion.
Draw a Brassica plant and label its parts... Bud, flower, leaf, root, seed, seedpod, stem.
Teachers check to see if correct.
Name and label the parts of an insect (can refer to a caterpillar/butterfly)
Thorax, head, abdomen, antennae, teeth, wings
answers could vary