Mississippi Science L.1.1.2
The Standard
- L.1.1
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of the basic needs and structures of plants.
Obtain information from informational text and other media to describe the function of each plant part (roots absorb water and anchor the plant, leaves make food, the stem transports water and food, petals attract pollinators, flowers produce seeds, and seeds produce new plants).
2026 Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Science · Hierarchical Organization
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students use a short plant book, picture, or video to find out what plant parts do. They explain how roots, stems, leaves, petals, flowers, and seeds help a plant live and make new plants.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students say roots take in water and hold the plant in place, while stems move water and food. They explain that leaves make food, petals attract pollinators, flowers make seeds, and seeds can grow into new plants. They point to a picture or line of text that supports one answer.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may say roots take in food instead of water, or that stems only hold plants up. They may think petals are the whole flower or that leaves make seeds.
How to Assess It
- Give students a plant picture, six job cards, and a plant book with captions. Ask them to match each part to its job and point to a caption that supports one match.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a pulled dandelion, a flowering dandelion, and a seedhead; have them find each part and match it to a job card.
Read a plant parts page aloud, then ask, "How do roots and stems work together to help leaves?"
Play a matching game with six plant-part picture cards and six job cards; partners explain each match.
Show a sunflower seed packet and a photo of a flowering sunflower; ask how a gardener could grow next year's plants.
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