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Plants

From Bill Nye the Science Guy · 1995

Plants
23 min3rd4th5th6thScience
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Summary

Bill digs into how plants build themselves mostly from air and water, make their own food, and move water from root to leaf.

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Discussion

Bill digs into how plants build themselves mostly from air and water, make their own food, and move water from root to leaf..

  1. Where does a plant get most of the material to grow?
  2. What job does a leaf do for the plant?
  3. How does water get from the roots up to the leaves?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: photosynthesis, root, leaf.

Try it: Name the parts of a plant and explain what each part does to keep the plant alive.

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