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How to use this book

How to use this book

In this book you will find lots of different features to help your

learning.

What you will learn in We are going to:
• find living things and things that have never been alive
the topic. • draw some living things
• put things into groups.

Questions to find out Getting started
• Name some living things.
what you know already. • Look around your classroom. Point to some things that are

not alive.
Important words answer investigation

to learn. ask light
question
grow

Activity
A fun activity about the Healthy plants?
What could we do to help these plants grow?
Science you are What do you think will happen to these plants?
Tell other people what you predict.
learning.

A B

If plants do not have If plants have too much
enough water, they can die. water, they can die.

Think like a scientist 1 Do plants get water
through their leaves
How plants get water
An investigation to carry or roots? Let’s do
You will need: a test!
out with a partner or in two plants, a plastic bag, string, a watering can

groups. Zara pours water onto the leaves of one plant.
She puts a plastic bag around the leaves of the
other plant and waters the roots.
Predict what will happen.
Now try this science investigation.
Observe what happens.
Draw the plants before and after the investigation.
Make sure you wash your hands after touching the plants.
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