Life Cycle of a Plant

Hello Explorers! I hope you enjoyed our class activity on discovering the kind of seeds different fruits have. What seed was your favorite? Mine was the peach seed. This week we will learn in more detail about the amazing Life Cycle of a Plant.  As you know plants, like animals are living things. But most plants, unlike animals, stay in one place all their lives. Plants just like you need food. But guess what? Green plants can make their own food! Below you will watch a video that will help you understand the plant cycle and what they need to grow.

 CHECK IT OUT! Illustration of the Life Cycle of a Plant 

ASSIGNMENT/MISION

After interacting with the following link, I would like for you to post your conclusion, on what happens to the growth of the seed if it doesn't get enough sunlight and water. Feel free to use some of the words from the vocabulary list for support.

http://www2.bgfl.org/bgfl2/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/science/plants_pt2/growth.htm 

Despues de interactuar con el siguiente enlace, me gustaria que escribieras tu conclusion, sobre lo que le pasa al desarrollo de la semilla si no obtiene suficiente luz solar y agua. Sientete libre de utilizar algunas de las palabras del vocabulario como apoyo.

http://www2.bgfl.org/bgfl2/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/science/plants_pt2/growth.htm

VOCABULARY

Life Cycle: Shows how a living thing grows, lives and dies.

Fruit: Part of a plant that holds the seeds.

Chlorophyll: The substance that gives plants their green color.

Photosynthesis: A process by which a plant produces its food using energy from sunlight, carbon dioxide from the air, and water from the soil.

Germination: The magic process when a seed comes to life.

Seeds: One way a plant makes more plants. Each seed has a baby plant inside.

Roots: Hold the plant in the soil and take in water and minerals.

Stem: The main body of a plant that holds up the limbs, leaves and flowers.

Leaf: Take in air and use light to make food.

Flower: The reason why we grow many plants. This is the fancy part that really looks

good and sometimes smells good, too.

VOCABULARIO

Ciclo de vida: Demuestra como un organismo crece, vive y muere.

Fruta: Parte de la planta que contiene las semillas.

Clorofila: La sustancia que le da a las plantas el color verde.
Fotosintesis: Un proceso en el cual la planta produce su alimento, usando energia de la luz solar, dioxido de carbono del aire y agua de la tierra.
Germinación: El proceso mágico cuando una semilla emerge a la vida. 
Semillas: Una forma en que una planta genere mas plantas. Cada semilla tiene una planta bebe adentro.
Raíces: Sostiene la planta en la tierra y recibe agua y minerales.
Tallo: El cuerpo principal de una planta que sostiene las ramas, hojas y flores.
Hoja: Recibe el aire y utliza la luz para producir alimento.
Flor: La razón por la que plantamos muchas plantas. Ésta es la parte lujosa que se mira bien y a veces huele bien también.


Please feel free to use these tools to gain more understanding of the new concepts.

http://translate.reference.com/translate 

http://spanish.dictionary.com/

Just for fun!

Draw and label the following parts of a plant: leaves, roots, flower, fruit, seeds, and stem.

http://www.onemotion.com/flash/sketch-paint/