things that cannot move around. Plants are all around us. Q. Why we need plants? Humans eat plants. Fruits and vegetables are plants. Humans use plants to make homes. Wood comes from trees. Many homes are made from trees. Humans use plants to make clothes. Cotton is a plant that is used to make clothes. Q. How plants grow? Plants start life as seeds. Roots and shoots grow out of the seeds. The roots grow down into the soil. The shoots grow up, above the soil. Leaves, leaves, and more leaves Leaves come in all shapes and sizes. Some leaves are thin. Some leaves are round. Some leaves are heart- shaped. Some leaves are diamond-shaped. Some leaves are very big. They are so big we can use them as shade from the Sun. Some leaves are very small. Foods All living things need food. Food, glorious food You need food so that your body will grow. Eating the right foods will make you grow. Food for energy You need food so that your body will have energy. You need energy to move. You need energy to work. You need energy to play. You need energy to think. But to get energy, you must eat the right types of food! Water All around us Water is all around us. Water is also inside us. A lot of your body is made up of water. Living things need water. Water is the most important thing on earth. Humans need water to live. Animals need water to live. Plants need water to live. Uses of water Water is not only good for drinking. Water has other uses too. You can use water to clean things. Water can take you from one place to another. Water can be used to put fires. Living near water Most big cities and towns in the world are near bodies of water. It makes sense to try and live near water. Water can take an animal from one place to another. Forces A force is a movement. Pushes, pulls, and lifts Pushing is a force. Pulling is a force. Lifting is a force. Moving machines Trains, buses, trucks, and cars move things across land. Aeroplanes move things through the air. Boats move things across water. Heat and light Without light, the whole world would be dark. Without heat, the whole world would be cold. Most of the light and heat on Earth comes from the Sun. Heat and light in our lives Humans have also found ways to make heat and light. Electricity is used to make heat and light. Lighting a fire makes heat and light. Rainbows Rainbows are beautiful.The human eye sees seven colours in a rainbow. They are: Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet The Solar System The Planet The Earth is a plant. A plant is a body that travels around a star. The star that the Earth travels around is the Sun.