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Plant Life
Our world is full of plants. Most plants have certain parts and attributes in common. There is also amazing diversity within the plant kingdom. This unit helps students understand the parts of plants and the functions of those parts. It explains photosynthesis as the process by which plants make their own food. It also explains how and why plants reproduce and grow, including the processes of pollination, fertilization, seed dispersal, and germination. The unit explains some of the key relationships between plants and animals. It also describes some of the many ways people use plants for both food and materials.
Unit Nonfiction Books

The Wonderful World of Plants
low- Single-sided book
- Double-sided book
- Book Quiz
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Listen to The Wonderful World of Plants Read The Wonderful World of Plants See the Quiz for The Wonderful World of PlantsDigital
- Single-sided book
- Double-sided book
- Book Quiz
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Listen to The Wonderful World of Plants Read The Wonderful World of Plants See the Quiz for The Wonderful World of PlantsDigital
- Single-sided book
- Double-sided book
- Book Quiz
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Listen to The Wonderful World of Plants Read The Wonderful World of Plants See the Quiz for The Wonderful World of PlantsDigital
Lesson Resources
- Nonfiction Book Teacher's Guide
- Discussion Cards
- Blank Discussion Cards
Process Activities
FOCUS Books

Traveling Seeds
low- Single-sided
- Double-sided
- Teaching Tips
- Digital

Deforestation
mid- Single-sided
- Double-sided
- Teaching Tips
- Digital

How a Flower Gets Its Color
mid- Single-sided
- Double-sided
- Teaching Tips
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Listen to How a Flower Gets Its Color Read How a Flower Gets Its Color See the Quiz for How a Flower Gets Its ColorDigital

Pollinators
mid- Single-sided
- Double-sided
- Teaching Tips
- Digital

Succulents
mid- Single-sided
- Double-sided
- Teaching Tips
- Digital

Air Plants
high- Single-sided
- Double-sided
- Teaching Tips
- Digital
Supporting Materials
Investigation Packs
Properties of Plants
- Complete Investigation Pack
- Investigation Pack Teacher's Guide
- I.File Response Sheet
- I. Files Teaching Tips
I.Files




Mystery File

Moss
- Digital
Science Fair Resources
Science Videos

Animal-Pollinated Flowers
- Discussion Questions
- Video

Plants in Space
- Discussion Questions
- Video

Rafflesia
- Discussion Questions
- Video

Vampire Weeds
- Discussion Questions
- Video
Career Files

Organic Farmer; Space Gardener; Arborist
- Digital
Quick Reads






Reading A-Z Books
Graphic Organizers
Science Diagrams

Annual Precipitation Map
- Digital

Human Circulatory and Plant Vascular Systems
- Digital

Parts of a Flower
- Digital

Parts of a Tomato Plant
- Digital

Photosynthesis
- Digital

Plant Cell and Animal Cell
- Digital

Pollination and Fertilization
- Digital
Game Packs