Lesson 4 of 84 · How Things Grow

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What Do Plants Need?

🧪Lab Brief #4

How Things Grow.

🎯 Your mission

Predict it first. Then prove yourself right (or wrong).

⚡ The twist

Nature loves to surprise the careful watcher.

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Mind = Blown

🔬 The more you look, the more nature shows you.

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Make a hypothesis first

Before you start: write down what you think will happen, and why.

What You'll Learn

Plants need water and sunlight to grow. Watch what happens when you water a seed every day!

Key Words

animal
plant
seed

Materials Needed

ruler
magnifying glass
paper towels
markers
tape

Safety First

Tie back long hair before starting the experiment.
Protect your work surface with newspaper or plastic.

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Listen carefully and repeat the new words about How Things Grow.

Step 2 — Do

Look at a flower and smell it. What colors do you see? Count the petals.

Step 3 — Observe

Did anything change? Point to what is different.

Step 4 — Record

Point to the things you used in the activity.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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What comes out of a seed?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Where you see this in real life

This shows up in your everyday life more than you'd think.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Try one experiment in real life this week — even a tiny one.

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For the dinner table

“What's the most surprising thing you learned today?”

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