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Week 07 · Plant Parts at Work

Tuesday

Roots drink and hold
// Roots, stems and leaves
⏱ about 15 min

Tuesday: Roots drink and hold

Rocket tugs a weed. It will not come out!

Raven asks, "What is holding it?"

Nova shines her light at the soil. Tiny roots peek out.

Roots have two big jobs

Roots take in water from the soil.

Roots also hold the plant in the ground.

That is why the weed would not come out.

Strong roots help a plant stay put.

ROOT JOBS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What do roots take in from the soil?
Why was the weed hard to pull?
SentenceTrue or false?
Roots take in water.?
Roots hold a plant in the ground.?
Roots grow on top of the leaves.?
WHY THIS EXERCISERoots drink water and hold the plant in place.
Try it
With a grown-up, find a small weed.
Gently pull it up.
Look at the roots. What do you notice?
Safety first
A grown-up checks that the plant is safe to touch.
Wash your hands after touching soil.
ROOT DETECTIVE
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Roots have how many big jobs?
Strong roots help a plant...
What peeked out of the soil?
What do we do after touching soil?
SentenceTrue or false?
A weed has roots.?
Roots take in sunlight.?
A grown-up checks the plant is safe to touch.?
WHY THIS EXERCISERoots drink and hold.
Draw a weed with its roots pulled up.

Word Spot: old, men

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Old: O-L-D.

Men: M-E-N.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
The tree is very ___.
The ___ carried the boxes.

Great root detective work!

Tomorrow you will watch a stem carry water.

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