Did You Know?
Some plants can grow very tall!
What Stems Do
Stems hold up the leaves and buds.
Where Stems Grow
Stems grow up from the ground.
What Stems Do
Stems help plants stand tall.
They carry food and water.
Some stems can grow flowers.
Stems can be thick or thin.
Some stems are soft like grass.
Other stems are hard like wood.
More About Stems
Stems are very old. They have been on Earth for a long time. Plants have used stems to grow tall and strong. Stems help plants get light from the sun.
In our lives, we see stems every day. They are in trees, flowers, and even food we eat. When we eat fruits and veggies, we eat parts of the stem too!
In the future, we will learn more about stems. Scientists study how stems help plants grow. They want to find new ways to help plants live better.
How Topics Connect
graph TD
A["Stem, stem, or STEM commonly refers to:"] --> B["Plant stem, a structural axis of a vascular plant"]
A --> C["STEM, an acronym for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics"]
B --> D["Vascular plant"]
C --> E["Science"]
C --> F["Technology"]
C --> G["Engineering"]
C --> H["Mathematics"]
What Do These Words Mean?
vascular plant:A type of plant that has tubes to carry water and nutrients.
acronym:A word made from the first letters of other words.
structural axis:The main support part of a plant.
