Plants and Living Things
Discover what makes something alive, how seeds grow into plants, and what plants need to stay healthy.
Instructor
Discover what makes something alive, how seeds grow into plants, and what plants need to stay healthy.
A science course for grades K–2. Every lesson explains one big idea in clear, kid-friendly words, shares amazing facts, sets a hands-on activity using everyday materials (with grown-up helper notes) and ends with a short quiz that explains each answer.
What you will learn
- What Is a Living Thing?
- Parts of a Plant
- What Plants Need
- From Seed to Plant
- The Plant Life Cycle
- Leaves, Shapes and Colors
- Plants We Eat and Use
- Fungi and Tiny Living Things
- Caring for Plants: Review
For parents: lessons take about 15 minutes plus activity time. Activities are designed to be done with an adult helper; read the safety notes together first. You can follow your child’s progress from your parent dashboard.
Module 1: What Is a Living Thing?, Parts of a Plant…
3 lessons-
Parts of a Plant
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What Plants Need
Module 2: From Seed to Plant, The Plant Life Cycle…
3 lessons-
From Seed to Plant
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The Plant Life Cycle
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Leaves, Shapes and Colors
Module 3: Plants We Eat and Use, Fungi and Tiny Living Things…
3 lessons-
Plants We Eat and Use
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Fungi and Tiny Living Things
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Caring for Plants: Review
