Learning About Plants covers concepts that address National Science Education Standards.Concepts covered include:* plants are living things; living things are alike in many ways* there are many kinds of plants in many kinds of environments* the parts of a plant help it survive in its environment* each plant part has a different function:- plants have roots; roots collect water- plants have stems; stems carry water and nutrients- plants have leaves; leaves make food for the plant-some plants have flowers; flowers make seeds- seeds grow into new plants* plants change and grow; plants look like their parent plant* plants needs air, water, food, and light* animals and people need plantsA variety of engaging activities present the concepts in ways that young students can understand. Each concept presented includes:* teacher directions for lessons* reproducible resource pages such as sets of picture cards, minibooks, and lab sheets to record the results of hands-on investigations