This document discusses identifying major structures of common plants and animals. It states that students should know how to identify structures like stems, leaves, roots, arms, wings and legs of plants and animals. The document contains diagrams and descriptions of typical plant parts like roots, stems and leaves as well as animal parts like legs, arms, fins and wings.
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K.4 plant and animal parts (life sciences)
1. Standards
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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
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Life Sciences
Plant and
Animal Parts
by Harrison Fawcett
2. Vocabulary
care
grow
move
parts
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Plant and
Animal Parts
by Harrison Fawcett
3. Plants have many parts.
Roots help plants live and grow.
2
roots
Stems help plants live and grow.
Leaves help plants live and grow.
3
stems
leaves
4. Legs and arms help
animals move.
Legs and arms help
animals get food.
4
leg
arm
5
Fins help fi sh swim.
Wings help insects fl y.
wing
fin
5. Plants grow and change.
6
seed
seedling
tree
7
egg
tadpole
frog
Animals grow and change.
6. You can care for plants.
You can care for animals.
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What did you learn?
Ask and Answer Questions Which
animals have fi ns? Which animals have
wings?