Lesson 50 of 84 · Plants

Experiment⭐ 30 XP🌿 Wild Jungle

Taking Care of Our Environment (Part 2)

🧪Lab Brief #50

Taking Care of Our Environment (Part 2).

🎯 Your mission

Run the experiment. Find out what really happens.

⚡ The twist

What the body does in one minute is wilder than any cartoon.

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Mind = Blown

🦠 You have more bacterial cells in your body than human cells.

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Make a hypothesis first

Guess: how does the body solve this problem?

What You'll Learn

Amphibians like frogs live in water when young and on land when grown up.

Key Words

roots
stem

Materials Needed

tape
small pots
cotton balls
zip-lock bags

Safety First

Do not taste any materials.
Wear safety goggles when mixing liquids.
Wash hands after handling materials.

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Talk about what you already know about Plants.

Step 2 — Do

Go outside and collect 5 different leaves. Tape them to paper and write how each one is different.

Step 3 — Observe

Compare what happened to what you predicted.

Step 4 — Record

Tell the class one thing you learned today.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What do plants make from sunlight?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Where you see this in real life

Your own body is doing this thousands of times every second.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Find one thing about your body that's different from a friend's. Wonder why.

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For the dinner table

“Tell me something you noticed about your own body today.”

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