Plant Growth

Science, Grade 5

1
/
2
Plant Growth © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. 94-4377 Visit www.newpathlearning.com for Online Learning Resources. -40 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 60 140 water seedling seed sprouting seed air sunlight soil-nutrients warmth What a plant needs to grow… Plants need many essential things in order to grow, such as: water, air, nutrients, sunlight, and warm temperatures. Plants need their space too! Germination Germination is the process by which the plant embryo inside a seed grows and a seedling grows above the soil. A seedling is a young plant that is in its early stages of growth. Living Things have different life cycles… Living things have different life cycles. A life cycle is the way a living thing grows and changes. A flowering plant’s life cycle describes the steps a plant takes to grow and become an adult plant. seed sprouting seed seedling adult plant seed seedling sapling adult plant Bean Plant Life Cycle Apple Tree Life Cycle
Pause & Review Label the things plants need to grow. © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. 94-4377 Visit www.newpathlearning.com for Online Learning Resources. Plant Growth -40 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 60 140 What else do plants need to grow? ______________________________________