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Edible Plants. THE PLANTS YOU CAN EAT!. Table of Contents. Background Info Lessons Practice Quizzes More fun!. Background Info. What does edible mean? Can you eat all plants? Where can you find edible plants? Lets meet Daisy!. Definition of Edible.
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Edible Plants THE PLANTS YOU CAN EAT!
Table of Contents • Background Info • Lessons • Practice • Quizzes • More fun!
Background Info What does edible mean? Can you eat all plants? Where can you find edible plants? Lets meet Daisy!
Definition of Edible Edible means that you can eat it and wont make you sick!
Are all plants edible? NO! There are some plants that are poisonous.
Location of Edible plants Edible plants can be found in your backyard, in the wilderness, and in many other common places.
Daisy! Hi my name is Daisy! Today I am going to help you learn about edible plants!! Let’s get started by hitting the forward arrow button!
Let’s Start LearningPick a place to start! Temperate Zone Tropical Zone Desert Zone
Temperate Zone DandelionBlack Walnut
Dandelion Look familiar? The dandelion is found in many fields and also in your backyard. You can eat the yellow part by itself! You can put the leaves in a salad. You can even eat the stem
CAUTION! These are considered weeds, so they be sprayed with weed killer fluids. You have to make sure you are not eating sprayed dandelions.
Black Walnut They grow on a branch on a tree In the fall when the leaves are changing colors, they are ripe which means you can eat them! When the shell is black, you can crack them open to eat!
Remember! They grow in trees so they may be out of reach The black shells may be hard to open, so have your parents help you crack them open!
Practice Answer the following questions on a separate piece of paper or with your partner. 1. Where else have you seen dandelions? 2. What could you use to crack open a Black Walnut shell?
Tropical Zone CoconutSugarcane
Sugar CaneA Sweet Treat This plant is a type of grass that grows really tall! It grows in fields in tropical areas, like the jungle. The stem has sugar and nutrients in the inside.
How to get to the Sweet parts! You have to use your teeth to peel the outside layer. You could also use something to squeeze out the juice.
Coconut There is a nut on the inside that can make cooking oil The white stuff is coconut meat, you can eat it raw or cook it! There is a fleshy part that you can make coconut milk with!
What else can you do with a coconut? • You can also make a bowl with the shell, so you can eat your food in it. • Fun Fact! • Coconuts are the seeds of the actual palm tree.
Practice Answer the following questions on a separate piece of paper or with your partner. 1. What is something else you can eat from a coconut shell? 2. Do you know another type of grass that tastes sweet?
Desert Zone CactusAgave
Agave There are four parts you can eat! You can eat the flower, the leaf, the stalks, and the sap! You can eat the leaves in winter or spring
The Agave Sap The sap from agave plants are called agave syrup It is something added to cereals like cheerios! This man is eating the sap!
Cactus Yes you can eat this prickly plant. The cactus grows a fruit called a prickly pear. You have to cut off all the needles so you don’t prick yourself Cactus leaves taste like green peppers
CAUTION! The fruit also has little needles If you do not get them all off, you could get them caught on your fingers! Baloo from the Jungle Book loves prickly pears!
Practice Answer the following questions on a separate piece of paper or with your partner. 1. What other plants have you seen in the desert? 2. What parts of the agave plant do you think tastes the best?
Practice Temperate Zone Practice Tropical Zone Practice Desert Zone Practice
Quiz! Quiz Let’s see how much you have learned! Click the Quiz button to start your quiz! Good Luck kids!!
Quiz 1 1. Is it safe to eat a dandelion from anywhere? TrueorFalse 2. When can you crack open a Black Walnut? A. SummerB. WinterC. SpringD. Fall
Incorrect Oops sorry! You are wrong, you never know if a dandelion has been sprayed with chemicals! Click the back button to answer another question!
Correct! Good Job! Click the back button to continue!
Incorrect! Oh No! Good try! Remember when the leaves change colors in the fall, you can eat the black walnuts! Click the back button to answer another question!
Correct! You got it right! Click the back button to answer another question!
Quiz 3. what can you use to peel the outer layer of sugarcane? A. ToesB. A SpoonC. TeethD. Fingers 4. Do coconuts grow from a tree or the ground? A. TreeB. Ground
Incorrect! So close! You can use your teeth to peel the sugarcane! Click the back button to answer another question!
Correct! Awesome Job! Click the back button to answer another question!
Incorrect! Sorry that is not the right answer! Coconuts grow from the top of the palm trees! Click the back button to answer another question!
Correct! Outstanding! Click the back button to answer another question!
Quiz 5. What part of the agave plant can you eat in both winter and spring? A. FlowerB. LeavesC. StalkD. Sap 6. Can fruit grow on cacti? True or False
Incorrect! So close! Remember you can eat the leaves during the winter or spring! Click the back button to answer another question!
Correct! Great Job! Click the back button to answer another question!
Incorrect! Sorry wrong answer! Of course you can eat the fruit! The prickly pear is an edible fruit we learned about! *don’t forget to cut off all the needles first!
Time for more fun! Match the following pictures and names! Start! Great job on the quiz! Click start to keep going!
Go! Coconut Black Walnut Cactus
Incorrect! Nice try! Try again!
Correct! Good job! Keep Going!
Which Location is right? Dandelion Sugarcane Agave or or or
Incorrect! Nice try! Try again!
Correct! Sweet Job! Keep Going!
Congratulations! You guys have learned so much about edible plants! Good job! So now you can go and look for other edible plants! Bye guys!
