Last week, I introduced our Plants Rotation (for advanced 1st and 4th graders) with two lessons covering the evolution of plants and life, in general. Days 3 and 4 were spent on the parts of the plant, particularly the ROOTS.

Here is a pdf of my *Roots* PowerPoint presentation with links to websites providing background information, fun educational videos and activities, or both. It covers two lessons - the first goes through slide/page 8, and the second starts on page 9. (Please allow a couple minutes to download and view the file.)

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* Some key websites contained in the PowerPoint:

Intro to Roots 1 ....... Intro to Roots 2

Plant Parts ....... Food Sense: Root Vegetables

Roots Station Lab ....... Food Storage in Roots

Stems versus Roots ....... Root Systems, Structures, and Functions

Taproots and Trees ........ The Hidden World of Roots

Why Desert Plants need Long Roots ....... Roots Experiment

Armadilly Chili by Helen Kettemen

* Lotus Plant Links:

Lotus Roots ... Another Oddity of Lotus Roots

Why Eat Lotus Roots ... Culinary Uses of Lotus Roots

What is a Rhizome? ... Harvesting and Dividing Lotus Rhizomes 

Water Lilies versus Lotus Plants ... Spiritual Meaning of the Lotus

Symbolism and Meaning of the Lotus Flower

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