What Plants Need to Grow
Investigating the essential requirements for plant growth: light, water, and warmth.
Key Questions
- Analyze the importance of sunlight for plant growth.
- Compare the growth of a plant with enough water to one without.
- Predict what would happen to a plant grown in a dark, cold place.
National Curriculum Attainment Targets
Suggested Methodologies
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