Getting to Know Plan

Worksheet: Getting to Know About Plants

Class: 3 | Subject: The World Around Us

A. Fill in the Blanks

1. Plants make their food using sunlight, water, and a gas called carbon dioxide.
2. The part of the plant that absorbs water from the soil is the roots.
3. Plants like sugarcane grow from stems.
4. Leaves are green because of a pigment called chlorophyll.
5. Plants with weak stems that climb on supports are called climbers.

B. Questions from the Book

1. Three things plants need to grow: water, sunlight, carbon dioxide
2. Function of leaves: Photosynthesis
3. How peas/grapes climb: Using tendrils

C. Types of Plants

">Pumpkin - Creeper

">Rose - Shrub