What Roots Do

Lab Brief #12

🎯 Your mission

Set it up. Test it. Be amazed.

⚡ The twist

Every species solves the same problem differently.

What you'll learn

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

Key words

roots
The plant parts that hold it down and soak up water.

Make a hypothesis first

Before you watch: what do you think it'll do?

Say your guess out loud — then find out if you were right.

Get ready

🧰 What you need

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.

Step 1 of 4 · Read

Look at the new words. Can you say each one?

Step 2 of 4 · Do

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

Step 3 of 4 · Observe

Look for something that changed. What is it?

Step 4 of 4 · Record

Circle the correct answer on your worksheet.

Question 1 of 3

What do worms do for the soil?

How sure are you?😐 maybe

Question 2 of 3

Which part of a plant takes in water?

How sure are you?😐 maybe

Question 3 of 3

What do plants make from sunlight?

How sure are you?😐 maybe

Mind = blown

🐙 An octopus has 9 brains and 3 hearts.

Nice work!

You got 0 of 3 right.

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🏆 Stretch challenge (try it this week): Watch a plant or pet for 5 minutes today and write down what you noticed.

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