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1 Plants are living things
Think like a scientist 1
Can plants grow well in the dark?
You will need: six similar young plants in the same sized pots
and same soil, a light place, a box
Place three plants in the light
and three plants in the dark.
What do you predict will happen?
Make sure you wash your hands light no light
after touching plants or soil.
Why do the plants need to be similar?
Why should the plants have the same soil and water?
Observe the plants every day for five days. Water them
if the soil begins to dry. What differences do you notice?
Record your observations on a table like this.
Day Observations
On Day One we observed no differences between the plants
1
in the light and the plants in the dark.
2
3
4
5
Was your prediction right?
You have been doing science.
How do you know this was a science enquiry?
What kind of science enquiry was this?
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