University of Illinois Extension

The Great Plant Escape Glossary Green Links

Here are your goals and key ideas to learn in Case #1!

Goals

List the important things needed for plant growth.

Help in the growth of a living organism.

Demonstrate knowledge and use of words related to seeds and plants.

Read to find answers to questions.

Describe and record observations.

Listen for answers and new information.

Describe how plants grow and what they need to grow.

Make guesses about lettuce and its growth (time, size, color, etc.)

Ideas

Plants are made up of different parts. Each part has a certain job. These parts can also help us to identify plants.

You can eat certain plant parts. They are important food sources for both humans and animals.

There are seven basic requirements that plants need in order to grow properly: temperature, light, water, air, nutrients, time, and room to grow.

Plants can be grown both indoors and outdoors for food, shelter, clothing, medicine, energy, and pleasure.