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1.3  Plants and light


              Why do seedling stems bend?




              Baby plants are called seedlings.



              Questions


              5  These seedlings growing near

                  a window are four days old.

                  Why are the stems bent?

              6  How could we change things so
                  that the stems would grow upwards

                  and straight?




                 Think like a scientist 2


                 How quickly will our plants grow?


                   You will need: plant seeds, soil, pots, ruler


                 Marcus and Zara grew a plant from a seed.

                 They measured it at 9 am each day for nine days.
                 Then they recorded their results on this graph.

                 How tall was the plant on day 1?

                 How many days did               5

                 it take for the plant

                 to grow to 4 cm?                4
                 On which days was               3

                 the plant tallest?            Height (cm)  2

                 How tall might it               1

                 be on day 9?

                 What kind of science            0    1    2     3    4     5    6     7    8    9    10

                 enquiry was this?                                           Day





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