Plant and animal parts (life sciences)

Life Sciences
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Plant and
Animal Parts

Standard Set 2. Life Sciences
2. Different types of plants and
animals inhabit the earth. As a basis
for understanding this concept:
2.c. Students know how to identify
major structures of common plants
and animals (e.g., stems, leaves, roots,
arms, wings, legs).

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Plants and
Animals

Scott Foresman Science K.4

ISBN 0-328-23505-9

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Vocabulary
care
grow
move
parts

Plant and
Animal Parts
by Harrison Fawcett

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leaves
stems

roots

Plants have many parts.
Roots help plants live and grow.
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Stems help plants live and grow.
Leaves help plants live and grow.
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arm

wing
leg
fin

Legs and arms help

animals move.
Legs and arms help
animals get food.
4

Fins help fish swim.
Wings help insects fly.

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seed

egg

seedling

tadpole

tree

Plants grow and change.

6

frog

Animals grow and change.

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What did you learn?
Ask and Answer Questions Which
animals have fins? Which animals have
wings?

You can care for plants.
You can care for animals.
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