🌱 Part 1: What Do Plants Need?

1. Circle all the things plants need to grow healthy and strong:

Sunlight (marama)

Water (wai)

Soil (oneone)

Television

Air

Lollies

2. Which of these is the best soil for most plants to grow?

Sandy soil (very dry)

Rich potting mix

Clay soil (very hard)

No soil at all

🔬 Part 2: Our Plant Experiment

3. Fill in the blanks about our experiment:

We planted _________ seeds in three different pots. Each pot will test a different _________ that affects plant growth. We will observe our plants for _________ days and record what happens.

4. Match each pot with what we are testing:

1. Pot A

2. Pot B

3. Pot C

A. Different amounts of water

B. Different types of soil

C. Different amounts of light

🔮 Part 3: Making Predictions

5. Draw what you think each plant will look like after one week:

Plant with lots of sunlight:

Plant with no sunlight:

6. What do you predict will happen to the plant with no water? Explain your thinking:

📊 Part 4: Recording Our Observations

7. Day 1 Observations - Tick the boxes that describe each plant today:

Plant A (Different soil):

Green and healthy

Yellow or brown

Tall

Short

Leaves look strong

Leaves look wilted

8. Measure and record the height of your plants:

Plant A height: _______ centimetres

Plant B height: _______ centimetres

Plant C height: _______ centimetres

9. What questions do you have about plant growth that we could investigate next?

🌿 Part 5: Thinking Like a Scientist

10. Why is it important to only change one thing at a time in our experiment?

So we know which change caused the difference

To make the experiment harder

To save time

It doesn't matter

11. Complete this sentence about what you learned:

Plants grow best when they have _________, _________, and _________ because _________________________.

12. Draw a picture of the perfect growing conditions for a plant (tipu):

Plant Growth Experiment

Plant Growth Experiment

🌱 Part 1: What Do Plants Need?

🔬 Part 2: Our Plant Experiment

🔮 Part 3: Making Predictions

📊 Part 4: Recording Our Observations

🌿 Part 5: Thinking Like a Scientist

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