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Science and Technology K–6 · Biology · Plants and energy

  1. Science and Technology K–6 · Kindergarten

    Celery in coloured water: how plants move water

    Water travels up a plant through fine tubes to the leaves, which is how a plant gets the water it needs; in celery those tubes run up the crisp leaf stalk.

    PracticalLow risk

  2. Science and Technology K–6 · Year 1

    Do seeds need air: germinating under water and on damp cotton wool

    A seed needs water and air together: seeds on damp cotton wool grow roots, the same seeds held under still water swell and rot, and dry seeds do nothing at all.

    PracticalLow risk

  3. Science and Technology K–6 · Years 1–2

    Seedlings lean towards the light

    Plants grow towards the light they need, so a seedling lit from one side bends that way.

    PracticalLow risk

  4. Science and Technology K–6 · Years 1–2

    What do plants need: seedlings with and without water and light

    Plants need water and light, and a fair test that removes one need at a time shows what each one does.

    PracticalLow risk

  5. Science and Technology K–6 · Year 6

    Light or dark: how light changes the way seedlings grow

    Light is a physical condition a plant needs to make its own food, so seedlings in darkness grow tall, thin and yellow and then collapse once the food stored in the seed is used up, while seedlings in light grow short, sturdy and green.

    PracticalLow risk

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