Plants get thirsty too! But they have no mouth and no cup. So how does water get inside a plant?
The secret is hidden underground. Tap Next to dig in! 👉
Under the soil, a plant grows roots. Roots spread out and reach down to find water in the soil. They act like tiny straws that soak water up.
The deeper and wider the roots, the more water a plant can find.
The tip of each root is covered in super-tiny hairs. There are thousands of them! They make the root's surface HUGE, so it can soak up lots of water. Tap each fact to reveal it.
Soil water is packed with lots of water and only a little "stuff" inside the root. Water always likes to move to the crowded side — so it soaks from the soil into the root hair. Press the button to pull water in!
Once inside, water travels up thin tubes inside the stem — like water climbing up a straw — all the way to the leaves. Press Send water up and watch it climb.
At the leaves, tiny water droplets escape into the air as invisible vapour. This is called transpiration. As water leaves the top, it pulls more water up from the roots — like sipping a straw. So the plant drinks all day long!
You learned every step! Now put water's trip in the right order. Tap the steps 1 → 4 in the order the water travels.
Now you know exactly how a plant drinks water through its roots.
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Next time you water a plant, you'll know the amazing journey each drop takes. Great learning, scientist!