m1-2 science

02 - The Green Chef

Title

The Green Chef

Reading Text

Rabbit is hungry. His tummy goes grumble, grumble. He hops around the garden. He looks for a carrot. He looks for a leaf. Rabbit is an animal. Animals must find food to eat. They cannot make food. Rabbit sees a tall Sunflower. The Sunflower stands still. It does not move. "Hello, Sunflower," says Rabbit. "Are you hungry?" "No," says the Sunflower. "I am full." "But you have no mouth!" says Rabbit. "You cannot eat carrots. How do you eat?" The Sunflower smiles. "I do not need a mouth. I am a plant. I have a special kitchen inside my leaves." Plants are different from animals. They are Green Chefs. They cook their own food! They need three things for their recipe: Sunlight (from the sky), Water (from the rain), Air (that we breathe out). The plant mixes the sun, water, and air in its green leaves. This magic is called photosynthesis. It turns them into sugar. The sugar is food for the plant. "Wow," says Rabbit. "I wish I could eat sunlight!"

Activities

Vocabulary

Definitions:

Text: A person or thing that cooks food.
Text: The feeling when you need to eat.
Text: The magic way plants make food from light.
Text: A list of things you need to cook something.
Text: A tall plant with a big yellow flower.

Items:

Label: Chef
Answer: A
Label: Hungry
Answer: B
Label: Photosynthesis
Answer: C
Label: Recipe
Answer: D
Label: Sunflower
Answer: E

Fill In The Blanks:

Before: The plant is like a
After: because it makes its own food.
Answer: chef
Before: The rabbit is
After: so he looks for a carrot.
Answer: hungry
Before: Plants use
After: to turn sunlight into sugar.
Answer: photosynthesis
Before: Sunlight and water are part of the plant's
After: .
Answer: recipe
Before: The
After: stands tall in the garden.
Answer: sunflower

Scrambled:

Text: to be generated
Answer: Rabbit hops around the garden.
Text: to be generated
Answer: Animals must find food to eat.
Text: to be generated
Answer: Plants cook their own food.
Text: to be generated
Answer: They need sunlight water and air.
Text: to be generated
Answer: It turns them into sugar.

Comprehension

Questions:

Text: Rabbit is hungry and looking for pizza.
Answer: false
Text: Animals can make their own food inside their bodies.
Answer: false
Text: The Sunflower has a mouth to eat carrots.
Answer: false
Text: Plants need sunlight, water, and air to make food.
Answer: true
Text: Photosynthesis turns ingredients into sugar.
Answer: true