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Natural Science

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Essential Science 1 is a collective work, conceived, designed and created by the Primary Education department at Santillana, under the supervision of Antonio Brandi Fernández.

WRITER Caroline Cooke

MANAGING EDITOR Sheila Tourle

EDITOR Vassilia Katte

PROOFREADING Sheila Klaiber

ILLUSTRATIONS José Zazo

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Plants

Where are the children, in a town or in the country?

What are the children doing?

Can you see any tall trees?

Can you see any red flowers?

What season is it?

KNOW HOW TO

FINAL TASK

Identify fruit and vegetables in a market.

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Plants are living things1 Wha† do plantfi >æed to li√¶? Wri†æ.

air soil water sunlight

2 Pu† t™æ pictu®efi i> or∂e®. Wri†æ 1, 2, 3 an∂ 4.

Plantfi a®æ livin@ thingfi. T™e¥ >æe∂ ai®, soi¬, wa†e® an∂ sunligh† to grow.

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Parts of a plant

A”l¬ plantfi ha√¶ go† rootfi, å s†eµ an∂ ¬ea√±fi.T®æefi a®æ plantfi. T™æ s†eµ o£ å t®ææ ifi cal¬e∂ å trun§. M”an¥ plantfi ha√¶ go† flo∑±rfi, and soµæ plantfi ha√¶ go† fruitfi.

2 R�ea∂ an∂ matc™.

1 L”oo§ an∂ wri†æ t™æ partfi.

T™æ ¬ea√±fi • • absorb wa†e® froµ t™æ soi¬.

T™æ rootfi • • ®e©ei√¶ sunligh†.

fruits flowers

roots

trunk

leaves

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3 —olou® t™æ trun§ o£ t™æ t®ææ. T™e>, comp¬e†æ.

4 H”ow man¥ ßæedfi hafi eac™ frui† go†? Loo§ an∂ matc™.

Plantfi ha√¶ go† rootfi, å s†eµ an∂ ¬ea√±fi. M”an¥ plantfi ha√¶ go† flo∑±rfi an∂ fruitfi. S’æedfi a®æ insi∂æ t™æ fruitfi.

T™æ o£ å t®ææ ifi cal¬e∂ t™æ s†eµ.

man¥ sæedfi

o>æ ßæe∂

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Wild plants and plants we grow

Wil∂ plantfi grow i> man¥ pla©efi. Nobod¥ lookfi a‡†e® t™eµ.

Wæ grow plantfi a† hoµæ.Farµerfi grow cropfi. Wæ >æe∂ to loo§ a‡†e® t™eµ.

1 L”oo§ an∂ wri†æ wil∂ plantfi o® cropfi.

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S<oµæ plantfi a®æ wil∂. Ot™e® plantfi a®æ cropfi. Wæ grow plantfi fo® foo∂ an∂ ∂ecoratio>.

2 H”ow do farµerfi grow plantfi? L”oo§ an∂ wri†æ 1, 2 an∂ 3. T™e>, comp¬e†æ.

3 Tic§ ( ✓ ) t™æ ∫±s† pla©æ to grow plantfi. T™e>, wri†æ ∑±† o® dr¥.

plants cropseeds

Farµerfi .

Farµerfi .

Farµerfi .

plan† t™æ

wa†e® t™æ

har√±s† t™æ

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Wæ ma§æ clot™efi froµ cotto>.

Wæ ma§æ furnitu®æ an∂ paπe® froµ woo∂.

Wæ ma§æ πer‡uµæ froµ flo∑±rfi.

1 Wha† ma†erialfi coµæ froµ plantfi? L”oo§ an∂ matc™.

Plants help us

P E R FUME

Wæ grow plantfi fo® di£ƒe®en† ®easonfi.

S<oµæ plantfi gi√¶ ufi foo∂.

S<oµæ plantfi gi√¶ ufi ma†erialfi.

Wæ ußæ soµæ plantfi to ma§æ πer‡uµefi.

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2 Whic™ partfi o£ t™eßæ plantfi do ∑¶ ea†? L”oo§ an∂ colou®.

rootfi fruitfi ¬ea√±fi

carrots

lettuce

tomatoes

Wæ @e† foo∂, ma†erialfi an∂ ot™e® productfi froµ plantfi.

3 L”oo§ an∂ wri†æ.

olives .

walnuts .

dates .

Walnu† t®æefi

Oli√¶ t®æefi gi√¶ ufi

Palµ t®æefi

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KNOW HOW TO

2 L”oo§ a† t™æ mar§e† agai>. Wri†æ t™æ wordfi fo® fruitfi an∂ √±@etab¬efi i> t™æ cor®ec† bo≈efi.

3 S<a¥ wha† fruitfi an∂ √±@etab¬efi yo€ li§æ ∫±s†.

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

Identify fruits and vegetables

1 L”oo§ a† t™æ mar§e†. —rosfi ou† (✗) t™æ thingfi tha† a®æ no† fruitfi an∂ √±@etab¬efi.

FRUITS VEGETABLES

wa†erµelonfi

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6REVISION

1 —irc¬æ t™æ ob∆ectfi ma∂æ froµ plantfi.

2 Wri†æ t™æ partfi oƒ t™æ plan†.

3 Ußæ t™æ §e¥ an∂ circ¬æ.

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flo∑±® frui†