Life Science Lesson

Basic needs of plants

Grade Level 1st and 2nd

2.0 Plants and animals meet their needs in different ways

b. Students know both plants and animals need water, animals need food plants need light.

State standards addressed

Identify parts of a plant (root, stem, leaf, and flower)

AndIdentify the basic needs of

plants (air, water, light Nutrients )

Learning objective?

Identify parts of a plant

(root, stem, leaf, and flower)

Identify the basic needs of plants

Airwater

LightNutrients

Airhttp://www.weather.com/activities/health/airquality/

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Water

Light

Nutrients

Identify parts of a plant

(root, stem, leaf, and flower)

Identify the basic needs of plants

Airwater

LightNutrients

2.0 Plants and animals meet their needs in different ways

b. Students know both plants and animals need water, animals need food plants need light.

State standards addressed

For more information on this interesting subject..Visit the following helpful websites!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant

http://plants.usda.gov/

http://www.biology4kids.com/files/plants_main.html

Life Science Lesson

Basic needs of plants

Grade Level 1st and 2nd