Encourage studying a particular plant of interest. Check out information about the history of the plant, the parts of the plant, uses, where it grows, what, if any, parts we or other creatures eat. They may share their particular plants by posters, reports, or drawings. For older children, have them keep track of their references and include these in their reports. Many are green and have a substance called chlorophyll.
Examples are vines, shrubs, flowers, trees, and bushes.
Root Part of a plant that is underground. Roots absorb water and minerals from the soil for the plant. A main root for some plants which grows down into the soil vertically. Little hair-like roots, or secondary roots, grow off the taproot. A carrot is an example of a taproot as it absorbs and conducts water and minerals from the soil for the carrot plant.