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1 Life cycles of flowering plants

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2 Say why it would be better if you had used ten seeds instead of five in each jar.

3 Why did you need to observe the seeds for eight days?
4 Use your results for Part A and Part B to write a conclusion about the best

conditions for seed germination.

5 Do you think seeds need light for germination? Make a prediction. Say why
you made this prediction.

How am I doing?
• Was I able to identify the factors I needed to measure, change and keep the

same in the investigation?

• Was I able to use my results to make a conclusion for the investigation?
• Do I know which conditions seeds need to germinate?

Why is seed germination important for our everyday life?
What could I have done better in this topic?

Look what I can do!

I can describe seed germination.
I can use knowledge and understanding to make predictions.

I can identify the conditions seeds need to germinate.

I can say how to do a fair test investigation.
I can record observations in a table.

I can say why it is better to do the same test with more seeds.

I can make a conclusion from observations.
I can understand that we sometimes need to observe over time to obtain results.

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