Help students discover how plants grow and obtain the materials they need with this engaging Grade 5 NGSS-aligned worksheet resource. This lesson helps students understand that plants obtain matter from air and water as they grow.

Students explore the sources of matter for plants while practicing science reading, vocabulary, and written explanations.

What’s Included

· Fill-in-the-blank activity

· Multiple-choice questions

· Reading passage with comprehension questions

· Matching exercise

· True or false section

· Short-answer responses

· Complete answer key

Concepts Covered

· What plants need to grow

· Matter needed by plants

· Carbon dioxide from the air

· Water absorbed through roots

· Plant structures involved in growth

· Matter used to build plant tissues

· Observing plant growth

Perfect For

· Life science lessons

· Homework and review

· Science centers

· Independent practice

· Assessment preparation

This worksheet pack helps students understand the important idea that plants obtain matter from their environment to grow and build new plant structures.