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Science · Grades K-2 · 40 minutes

What plants need to grow

Students plant seeds in two cups, give one light and water and keep the other in the dark, and record what changes over a week.

Students will be able to

  • Name what a plant needs to grow: light, water, and air.
  • Compare two plants and describe how their care led to different results.

Standards

  • Aligned to K-LS1-1 — Use observations to describe patterns of what plants need to survive.

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