U3 Lesson 4 Mini-Quiz Review 6th Grade

Is a seed food? What evidence do you have to support your claim?

• A seed is food since it turned black when we put iodine on it. This is evidence that it contains starch which is a type of food.

• A seed is food since we eat it.

• A seed is not food since it grows into a new plant.

• We are able to purchase seeds like peanuts, peas, and sunflower seeds from any grocery store.

What do plants need in order to grow? Choose THREE that apply.

• Soil

• Air

• Water

• Sunlight

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Do plants need soil to grow? What evidence do you have to support your answer?

• Plants need soil to grow since all the plants that I’ve seen grow in soil.

• Plants do not need soil to grow.

• Plants do not need soil to grow. My evidence is in the reading about hydroponics and how plants can grow in water if they are provided the proper nutrients and light.

• Plants need soil to grow since that’s where they get their food.

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Part 1: Which evidence-based explanation is the most convincing?

• Plants need food. I know this because plants are beautiful.

• Plants need food. I know this because I see that the plant in our classroom has grown since the beginning of the year. It used to be just a few inches tall and now it is almost a foot tall. Growth counts as evidence that plants need food because the scientific principle tells us that living things need food to grow.

• Plants need food. I know this because plants grow. Growth counts as evidence that plants need food because the scientific principle tells us that living things need food to grow.

• Plants need food. I know this because I see the plant in our classroom has grown since the beginning of the year. It used to be just a few inches tall and now it is almost a foot tall. This makes sense because growth means it is eating something.

• Plants do not need food. They do not take anything in or eat. If they needed food, they would have to have a way to eat it and they do not have a mouth.

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Part 2: Why did you choose the answer that you did?

• A. “A” has a claim, evidence, and reasoning.

• B. “B” has a claim, evidence, and reasoning.

• C. “C” has a claim, evidence, and reasoning.

• D. “D” has a claim, evidence, and reasoning.

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