Summary
Can an ivy plant really gobble up bricks and destroy a whole building? On a mission from Plum, Gabi and Oliver head to the city to find out how climbing plants grow on -- and change -- the things they cover.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
The kids investigate whether a climbing plant can really damage a building.
- How does ivy hold on to a wall as it climbs?
- In what ways can plants change the surfaces they grow on?
- Is ivy really 'eating' the bricks? What is actually happening?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: ivy, climbing plant, structure.
Try it: Explain one way a plant can change a building, sidewalk, or wall as it grows.