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Discover why plants are important to our world. View plant parts and categorize them as stems or buds. Students do a cut and paste of pictures of plants into correct categories.  Students also plant a carrot top,and record the growth and changes each week.  

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flowers, plants, ecosystems, fertilization, photosynthesis

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ecosystems, fertilization, flowering plants, photosynthesis, plants, science
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3rd
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Science
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