2nd Grade - What Plants Need

What could students do to find out if plants need water to grow?

• Plant two types of plants in an area that gets large amounts of rain.

• Give water to only one of the two plants for a month.

• Place one plant in a dark place and the other in the sun.

• Give two plants the same amount of water for a week.

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In order to live, plants need –

• rocks

• birds

• sunlight

• seeds

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How could we tell if plants need sunlight to grow?

• Put one plant in a dark area and another in a sunny area.

• Plant two types of seeds in a sunny area.

• Water two plants the same amount for a week.

• Plant a seed in the soil and water it every day.

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Which plant will grow best?

• A plant that has big, pretty flowers.

• A plant with enough water and sunlight.

• A plant that is eaten by insects.

• A plant that lives inside a house.

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Students did a test on two plants.

The test shows that –

• all plants are very short.

• plants have large fruits.

• some plants get smaller.

• plants grow better with water.

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Increase in size

• sunlight

• grow

• water

• plants

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Gather information about a certain thing

• sunlight

• plants

• water

• investigate

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What did this plant need that it didn't get?

• To be planted in a bigger pot

• Heat and more leaves

• To grow in a dark and cool spot

• Sunlight and water

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How can this plant grow even though it is not planted in soil?

• It lives in a nice vase.

• It is still getting sunlight and water.

• It doesn't need anything to survive.

• It has the right amount of green leaves.

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Which of the following is NOT something plants need?

• water

• soil

• music

• light