{"id":5975,"date":"2020-06-02T08:51:09","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T15:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/?p=5975"},"modified":"2020-06-02T08:57:58","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T15:57:58","slug":"parts-of-a-plant-flowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/2020\/06\/02\/parts-of-a-plant-flowers\/","title":{"rendered":"Parts of a Plant &#8211; Flowers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The four main parts of a plant are the <strong>roots<\/strong>, the <strong>stem<\/strong>, the <strong>leaves<\/strong> and the <strong>flowers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Each part has a set of jobs to do to keep the plant healthy.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>roots<\/strong> absorb water and minerals from the soil and anchor the plant in the ground.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>stem<\/strong> supports the plant above ground, and carries the water and minerals to the leaves.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>leaves<\/strong> make food for the plant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What is the job of the flowers?<\/strong>\u00a0 Listen to this video to find out:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Look Inside a Flower! | Science Project for Kids\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R9sn7HZM7uY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Flowers have a special job. <\/strong><strong>The flower makes seeds.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pollination<\/strong> is a very important part of the <strong>life cycle of plants.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> Plants cannot make seeds unless they are pollinated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2020\/06\/plant-with-bee.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6058 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2020\/06\/plant-with-bee-300x230.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2020\/06\/plant-with-bee-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2020\/06\/plant-with-bee.jpg 627w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What is pollination?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pollination<\/strong> is when <strong>pollen, a sticky yellow powder<\/strong>, is carried from one plant to another by insects, birds, and small mammals, such as honeybees, ants, beetles, butterflies, moths, hummingbirds and bats.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Flowers attract animals by the <strong>colours of the petals<\/strong> and their <strong>smell.<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2020\/06\/bumble.bee_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6059 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2020\/06\/bumble.bee_-300x194.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2020\/06\/bumble.bee_-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2020\/06\/bumble.bee_.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Flowers also make <strong>nectar<\/strong>, a sugary liquid, that animals like to eat.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2020\/06\/butterfly.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-6060\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2020\/06\/butterfly-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2020\/06\/butterfly-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/gourlays\/files\/2020\/06\/butterfly.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When a flower has been pollinated, it makes seeds.\u00a0 <strong>The seeds can make new plants.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Complete the activities in the protected blog post.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>An important message from Ms. Field:<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>Please return all borrowed books to the library.<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Books can be returned to the library on Mondays and Thursdays.\u00a0 There will be a bin outside the library door for kids who are<strong> attending classes at school.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Books can be returned from kids participating in <strong>on-line learning activities<\/strong> on Thursdays between 9:30-2:30.\u00a0 There will be a bin outside the main office door on Thursdays.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The four main parts of a plant are the roots, the stem, the leaves and the flowers. 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