What Parts of a Plant Do We Eat?

Did you know that tomtoes and cucumbers are actually fruits? Biology or botany beginners read about the function of flowers and fruit and find that some food items commonly called vegetables are, by definition, also fruits! Give learners five different edible plant parts and have them determine what plant part each is from. Even though the activity is very simple, the information presented in the text of the handout is directed at high schoolers.