Science · Stage 5

Cells and How Plants Transport

Zoom in close! Every living thing is built from tiny cells — and a plant uses them to drink water all the way up to its leaves.

✦ Science📘 Stage 5 · S5⏱ ~12 min🧒 Ages 9–10★ Free to start

explain that living things are made of cells.

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Kavi Looks Through the Microscope

Kavi peeks at a leaf under a microscope 🔬 and gasps — the leaf is made of tiny boxes! "Whoa! Every living thing, from this plant 🌱 to me 🦉, is built from cells — tiny building blocks far too small to see with just my eyes. And look — a plant uses its cells to drink! Its roots sip water from the soil, tiny tubes in the stem lift it up, and it reaches the leaves at the top. Come zoom in with me and see what living things are really made of!"

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What your child will learn

1Zoom in: living things are made of cellsUnder a microscope, a living thing is made of tiny building blocks called cells. Tap each part to learn its job.

2Made of cells, or not?Living things are made of cells. Non-living things are not. Tap the right box for each one!

3Cells, and how a plant drinksUse what you know about cells to predict. Then tap to check! Tap Next test for more.

4A plant's water journeyWatch how a plant moves water all the way up — tap each step in order.

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A peek inside

Kavi looks at a leaf under a microscope and sees it is made of tiny boxes. What are these tiny building blocks that the leaf — and every living thing — is made of?

Every living thing is built from tiny building blocks called cells. They are far too small to see without a microscope.

Try this at home: What tiny building blocks is every living thing made of?

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