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Week 06 · What Plants Need to Grow

Wednesday

Investigation: Light or dark?
// Test light and water for plants
⏱ about 15 min

Wednesday: Light or dark?

Raven sets two small plants side by side.

"They look the same," Rocket says.

"Good. We will change only one thing," Raven says.

Nova hovers between them. "Hint: one gets light, one gets dark."

"And both get the same water," Rocket adds. "What will we notice?"

Your investigation

You will test if a plant needs light to grow well.

  • two small plants of the same kind and size
  • a sunny window
  • a dark closet or a big box to cover a plant
  • a small cup for watering
Safety first
Wash your hands after touching soil.
Never eat any plant part or soil.
Ask a grown-up which plants are safe to touch.
  1. Look at both plants. Draw how they look today.
  2. Put one plant by a sunny window.
  3. Put the other plant in a dark closet.
  4. Give both plants the same small cup of water.
  5. Check both plants every day for a week.
MAKE A PREDICTION
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which plant do you predict will grow better?
What is the one thing we change?
DayWindow plantDark plant
day 1
day 3
day 5
day 7
Test checkTrue or false?
Both plants get the same water.?
We change two things at once.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEWe change only the light, so the test is fair.
For a grown-up
Two small cuttings or seedlings of the same kind work too.
Keep this test going through Saturday.
LIGHT TEST CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Where did the second plant go?
How long will you check the plants?
What should you do after touching soil?
What is a variable?
SentenceTrue or false?
The two plants are the same kind and size.?
A big box can make a plant dark.?
We draw the plants on the first day.?
It is fine to eat a plant part.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEMatching plants keep the test fair.

Word Spot: beginning, life

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Beginning: B-E-G-I-N-N-I-N-G.

Life: L-I-F-E.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
Read the ___ of the story.
Water is needed for ___.

Your test has started! Tomorrow we learn how plants make food.

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