Plant Needs and Growth

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Objective

I can explain how plants use sunshine, water, and air to live.

Part 1 of 3

Warm-up video

Sesame Street · 2:45Vetted channel

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Part 2 of 3

Practice

7 questions

1

What are two things a plant needs to grow that the gardening monster mentioned at the beginning of the video?

2

Why did the plant in the video look healthy again after it rained?

Part 3 of 3

Exit ticket

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How does a plant use sunshine to help it grow? How does a plant use water to help it grow?

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