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When plants make
food they make
oxygen
too and return
it to the air. That’s
good because animals
need oxygen to
breathe!
Roots absorb water
from the
soil
.
Roots absorb
minerals
from
the soil.
The leaf absorbs
carbon
dioxide
from the air.
The leaf absorbs
sunlight
.
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Say the
Flower Chant
.
3
Read and copy the correct sentence in your notebook:
a)
To make food plants need oxygen, minerals, water and sunlight.
b)
To make food plants need carbon dioxide, minerals, air and sunlight.
c)
To make food plants need carbon dioxide, minerals, water and sunlight.
4
T
h
i
n
k
!
Write two very important things plants make for us.
5
Draw a flower and label its different parts. Colour the corolla red, the sepals green,
the stamens orange and the pistil yellow.
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Check your learning.
A C T I V I T I E S
Photosyntheis =
minerals
+
water
+
sunlight
+
carbon dioxide
=
food
+
oxygen
Nutrition
Water and minerals
pass through the
stem to the leaves.
