Summary
Plants can't pour themselves a drink, so how do they stay hydrated? Kiana, Kaya and Kalea investigate how roots, stems and leaves take up and store the water a plant needs.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
Three sisters investigate how a plant drinks without a cup.
- Which parts of a plant help it get water?
- How does water travel from the roots to the leaves?
- What would happen to a plant that couldn't get water?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: roots, stem, water.
Try it: Draw a plant and use arrows to show how water travels from the roots up to the leaves.