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Unit 3: Kinds of Plants Grade 2 Science

Interactive Lesson & Exact Textbook Solution (Pages 23 & 24)

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📖 Textbook Key Points (Page 19)
  • ðŸŒģ There are different kinds of plants.
  • 🍃 Most plants are green.
  • âœĻ Green plants can make their own food.
  • ☀ïļ Plants need air, water and sunlight to make food.
ðŸŽŪ Interactive Lab: Feed the Little Plant

Click on Sunlight, Water, and Air to help the green plant make food!

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MY PLANT
Click the 3 needs to make the plant thrive!
Botanical Plant Diagram with Roots, Stem, Leaves and Flowers
👆 Click any part to learn what it does:
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Flower

Flowers make fruits which have seeds inside them.

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Green Leaves

Green leaves make food for the plant. Leaves grow on the stem.

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Stem

The stem grows above the soil. It takes water and nutrients from the roots to the leaves.

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Roots

Roots grow in the soil. Roots absorb water and nutrients from the soil.

ðŸŒģ Trees vs. ðŸŒđ Shrubs (Page 20)

Tall Tree with woody stem
Tree

Tall Trees

  • Some plants grow very tall.
  • They are called trees.
  • They have hard, woody stems (called trunk).
Rose Shrub Bush
Shrub

Bushy Shrubs

  • Some plants do not grow very tall.
  • They are called shrubs.
  • They have many branches.
Herbs in pot
Herb

Herbs

  • Some plants grow close to the ground.
  • They are called herbs (e.g. mint, parsley).
  • They have soft, weak stems.
Moss on rock
Moss

Mosses

  • Some plants have no stems!
  • They are called mosses.
  • They grow in moist, shady places.
🌊 Interactive Tubes Simulator (Page 21)

How do Water and Food travel inside trees, shrubs, and herbs?

Plants have tiny tubes inside them: Water tubes carry water from roots to leaves. Food tubes carry food from leaves to all parts!

💧 Water Tubes: Distribute water from the roots to all parts of the plant.
Touch me not plant
👉 Touch my leaves!

ðŸŒŋ Touch-Me-Not

The touch-me-not's leaves fold up when you touch it!

Click leaves to test!
Venus flytrap plant
🊰 Click to catch fly!

ðŸŠī Venus Flytrap

The Venus flytrap catches insects in its special jaw traps!

Click trap to snap shut!
Pitcher plant
🐜 Click to trap bug!

🏚 Pitcher Plant

The pitcher plant traps insects in its deep slippery pitcher.

Click to slide insect inside!
Cactus plant with thorns
ðŸŒĩ Click sharp spines!

ðŸŒĩ Cactus

Cactus leaves are modified to be like thorns to save water in hot dry deserts!

Click spines to inspect!
📘 Textbook Page 23: Activities 100% Exact to Book
ðŸ§Đ Unit 3
Activities
1.

Label the following diagram.

ðŸ’Ą Click each label box to reveal handwriting solution
Plant diagram to label with flower, leaves, stem and roots
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2.

Answer the following questions.

👆 Click any question line to reveal textbook answer
(a) What is the colour of most plants?
Most plants
are green.
(b) What do roots do?
Roots absorb
water and nutrients from the soil.
(c) What does the stem do?
The stem takes
water and nutrients from the roots to the leaves.
(d) What do flowers do?
Flowers make
fruits which have seeds inside them.
(e) What do leaves do?
Leaves make
food for the plant.
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📘 Textbook Page 24: Kinds of Plants 100% Exact to Book
ðŸ§Đ Unit 3
Kinds of Plants
3.

Write Yes or No.

👆 Click any row to reveal Yes or No
(a) Plants that grow very tall are called herbs.
No
(b) Trees have hard, woody stems.
Yes
(c) Mosses grow very tall.
No
4.

Write the names of the following plants.

👆 Click plant card or line to reveal name
Pitcher plant with trap
(a)
Pitcher plant
Venus flytrap catching insect
(b)
Venus flytrap
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