At the end of the lesson the

pupils are expected to:

explain plant needs in order to
grow and live.
define photosynthesis
 Plants are alive, just like people
and animals. How do we know this?
Living things all do certain things:
They grow and die.
They need energy, nutrients, air,
and water.
They produce young.
They are made up of cells.
They react to what's around them.
 Plants are
organisms that grow
and reproduce their
own kind. They
need for, carbon
dioxide, soil, water,
light, and space to
grow.
•soil
•light
•clean air
•water
•space
 Water and minerals
are taken from the soil
through roots.
Provides support for
the plant and anchor
for the roots to grow
in.
 If you said that plants get their
nutrients and water from the soil,
you are right! Although all green
plants make their food by
photosynthesis, they also need to
get nutrients from the soil. These
dissolve in water and are taken up
by the roots of the plant.
 The most important plant nutrients
are nitrogen (N), phosphorous (P), and
potassium (K).

Nitrogen helps
above-ground leafy
growth and gives dark
green color to leaves.
 Phosphorous helps
plant cell division.
Without phosphorous,
flowers and seeds
could not form.
Phosphorous also
helps root growth and
protects the plant from
disease.
 Like phosphorous, potassium
increases the plant's resistance to
disease and helps root growth.
Potassium is needed for the
making of chlorophyll.
 Water is essential to all life on
earth. No known organism can exist
without water. Plants use water to
carry moisture and nutrients from
the roots to the leaves and food
from the leaves back down to the
roots.
 Green plants take in
carbon dioxide from air
and use it during
photosynthesis to make
food. Smoke, gases, and
other air pollutants can
damage plants.
 Plants need
sunlight in order to
grow properly. They
use light energy to
change the materials
- carbon dioxide and
water into food
substances.
Plants make food in their leaves.
The leaves contain a pigment
called chlorophyll, which colors the
leaves green.
Making Food (2006), available:
http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/food.html
Plant Needs, Available:
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/forests/education/needs.htm
The great plant escape. Available:
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/case1/c1facts
2a.html

What Do Plant Need to Make Food, (2006)

Available:http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/fo
od.html

Llarinas Jose F. and Pelobello Emily M., (1999). Into

the Future: Science and Health, Textbook
for Science and Health for Grade V.
Diwa Scholastic Press Inc.