Make your own plant

Let’s learn more about plant parts by creating a plant model out of household objects!

Description: Students will build and describe a model of a plant.

Grade Range (suggested): PreK-2

Materials:

• Random household items such as beans, string, construction paper, straws, paper towel rolls, etc.
• Plant Part Diagram
• Scissors
• Glue or Tape
• Drawing tool

Engage

1. Ask students what they already know about plants.  Where can they find them?  How do they use them? Ask students what they want to learn about plants? Tips: Accept all answers. You don’t need to know all the answers, you can learn together by making observations.

Prepare to Explore

2. Tell students that today they will be using everyday objects to create a model of a plant after viewing a photo of a real plant.

Explore

3. Ask students to think about a plant that they know. What are some of the parts of the plant that they are thinking about? What is the shape/texture/color of these parts? (Example: red flowers, fuzzy leaves, etc.)
4. Show students the plant part diagram.  Does this plant look the same as the one they were thinking about?
5. Ask students if they have ever seen the parts labeled in the picture.  Ask students if all leaves, flowers, stems and roots look the same? (No)
6. Tell students that they will be using materials from around their houses to build their own plants.  Their plants should have a flower, stem, leaves, and roots. 

Reflect & Share

7. Have students share what they used to build each part of their plant. 
8. Ask students if their model of a plant is the same as a real plant. How are they the same? How are they different?

Click through to page 2 to find this activity write up in Spanish.