Grades 1–3
Bean Plant Journal
Grow a bean in a bag and draw, measure and describe it six times over two weeks.
Science worksheet · Plant life cycle
What Do Plants Need?
Color the five things a plant needs to grow, then predict what happens to a plant with no water.
- Grade level
- Grades K–2
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Topic
- Plant life cycle
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Plant life cycles, Parts of a plant, What living things need
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Color the 5 things a plant needs to grow. Put an X on the others.
- Draw a plant that gets water every day.
- Draw a plant that gets no water for two weeks.
- What do you think happens to the plant with no water?
Words on this sheet
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Teacher tip
Set up two bean cups, one watered and one not, the same day. The sheet’s prediction becomes a real test.
How to use it
- Plant a few seeds in clear cups at the start of the unit so kids can check the sheet against real plants.
- Bring in a real plant with its roots showing and point to each part.
- Let partners compare answers and settle any differences with a book or a video.
Watch for
Kids who think plants get food from the soil. Plants make their own food with sunlight, water and air.
Talk about it
- How is a seed like an egg?
- How could we find out if that is true?
Take it further
Keep a class plant growth chart and measure the plants every Monday.
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More plant life cycle worksheets
Grades K–1
The Life Cycle of a Plant
A four-stage plant life cycle to color, with each stage name to trace: seed, sprout, seedling and adult plant.
Grades K–2
Plant Life Cycle Cut and Paste
Cut out the four pictures and glue them around the circle in order, starting with the seed.
Grades 1–3
Parts of a Plant
Label the flower, petal, leaf, stem and roots, then match each part to the job it does.
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