Year 1 · Parts of a Plant · Summary
Year 1 Science Parts of a Plant: summary and key words
Part of the Year 1 Science parts of a plant chapter. Chapter overview · whole chapter on one page
Chapter summary
| Skill | Method |
|---|---|
| Roots | Hold the plant in the soil and soak up water. |
| Stem | Holds up the leaves and flower, and carries water up. |
| Leaves | Catch sunlight to make food for the plant. |
| Flower and petals | Bright petals attract insects to the flower. |
| Fruit and seeds | A fruit grows from a flower and has seeds inside. A seed can grow into a new plant. |
| Tree parts | The trunk holds up the branches. A bud grows into a leaf or a flower. |
Can you…?
- I can name the roots, stem, leaves and flower of a plant
- I can say what roots and stems do
- I can say what leaves do, and name their veins
- I can name the trunk, branches and buds of a tree
- I can explain how a flower makes fruit with seeds inside
- I can say which part of a plant a food comes from
Key terms
- root
- the part of a plant that grows into the soil and takes in water
- stem
- the part that holds up the leaves and the flower
- trunk
- the thick stem of a tree
- branch
- a part that grows out from the trunk of a tree
- leaf
- a flat part of a plant that catches sunlight
- vein
- a thin line inside a leaf that carries water and food
- flower
- the part of a plant that often has bright petals
- petal
- one of the bright parts around the middle of a flower
- fruit
- the part that grows from a flower and has seeds inside
- seed
- a small part that can grow into a new plant
- bud
- a small bump that grows into a new leaf or a new flower