Plants are grown, not only for beauty, but also for many other purposes. Some of the foods we eat come from plants. Yes, it is a leaf. We are going to talk about plants and find out how we use each part of the plant. Yes, roots help to hold plants in place.
Roots also take food and water from the soil to feed the plants.
We are going to watch some plants grow. Then you will know what they do. Stick three toothpicks into the middle of a sweet potato. Balance the toothpicks on top of a glass jar filled with water so that one-half of the sweet potato is below water. Wait a few days and ask the children what changes they observed.