Activity

Common foods and plant parts

In this activity, students relate commonly eaten foods to different parts of the flowering plant life cycle. They use a graphic organiser to identify whether a food is a root, stem, leaf, flower, seed or fruit.

By the end of this activity, students should be able to:

  • recognise different parts of flowering plants (roots, stems, leaves, flowers, seeds, fruit)

  • understand the roles these parts play in the life cycle of flowering plants.

Plant parts – graphic organiser

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Plant parts – graphic organiser

Use this graphic organiser to place the food cards where you think they belong. This activity can be done individually, in pairs or as a whole class.

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Download the Word file (see link below) for:

  • introduction/background notes

  • what you need

  • what to do

  • extension ideas

  • student handout

  • teacher answer sheet.

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Published: 2 February 2014Updated: 28 May 2020