Lesson 24 of 84 · Life Cycles

Experiment⭐ 30 XP🌿 Wild Jungle

Roots, Stems, and Leaves

🧪Lab Brief #24

Life Cycles.

🎯 Your mission

Predict it first. Then prove yourself right (or wrong).

⚡ The twist

Living things break the rules of non-living things — find the rule they break.

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Mind = Blown

🌳 Trees can talk to each other through underground fungus networks.

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Make a hypothesis first

Predict: what will happen to the plant if you change the water?

What You'll Learn

Roots hold the plant in the ground and soak up water and nutrients from the soil.

Key Words

insect
mammal
reptile

Materials Needed

small pots
cotton balls
zip-lock bags
labels

Safety First

Use materials only as directed in the experiment.

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Look at the picture and read the labels.

Step 2 — Do

Draw the life cycle of a butterfly: egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, butterfly. Label each stage.

Step 3 — Observe

Draw a picture of what you observe.

Step 4 — Record

Share your results with a partner.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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Which part of a plant takes in water?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Where you see this in real life

This is why plants grow toward windows and why scabs form.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Watch a plant or pet for 5 minutes today and write down what you noticed.

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For the dinner table

“Tell me something you noticed about your own body today.”

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