Lesson 6 of 10 · Plants
Experiment⭐ 30 XP🌿 Wild JungleWhat Roots Do
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What Roots Do.
🎯 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.
Mind = Blown
🌳 Trees can talk to each other through underground fungus networks.
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
Tap a word to see its definition.
Materials Needed
- seeds
- water
Safety First
- Never look directly at the Sun or into a laser, even briefly.
- Mop up spills straight away so nobody slips, and keep liquids away from sockets.
Steps
Look at the new words. Can you say each one?
Plant two seeds: put one in sunlight and one in a dark closet. Water both the same amount each day.
Use your senses to describe what you notice.
Write 1-2 sentences about what happened.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What do worms do for the soil?
Where you see this in real life
This is why plants grow toward windows and why scabs form.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Watch a plant or pet for 5 minutes today and write down what you noticed.
For the dinner table
“Tell me something you noticed about your own body today.”
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What Roots Do
Predict it first. Then prove yourself right (or wrong).
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