Lesson 79 of 84 · What Living Things Need

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How Flowers Attract Bees (Part 3)

🧪Lab Brief #79

What Living Things Need.

🎯 Your mission

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

⚡ The twist

Nature loves to surprise the careful watcher.

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Mind = Blown

🔬 The more you look, the more nature shows you.

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Make a hypothesis first

Before you start: write down what you think will happen, and why.

What You'll Learn

Flowers attract bees with their bright colors and sweet smell. Bees help flowers make seeds!

Key Words

roots
stem

Materials Needed

cups
water
plastic wrap
ruler
magnifying glass

Safety First

Protect your work surface with newspaper or plastic.

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Look at the picture and read the labels.

Step 2 — Do

Plant two seeds: put one in sunlight and one in a dark closet. Water both the same amount each day.

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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What happens to a tadpole?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Where you see this in real life

This shows up in your everyday life more than you'd think.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Try one experiment in real life this week — even a tiny one.

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For the dinner table

“What's the most surprising thing you learned today?”

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