Lesson 6 of 8 · How Things Grow
Experiment⭐ 30 XPTadpole to Frog
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How Things Grow.
🎯 Your mission
Run the experiment. Find out what really happens.
⚡ The twist
Nature loves to surprise the careful watcher.
Mind = Blown
🔬 The more you look, the more nature shows you.
Make a hypothesis first
Before you start: write down what you think will happen, and why.
What You'll Learn
Frogs start as tiny tadpoles in the water, then grow legs and hop on land!
Key Words
Tap a word to see its definition.
Materials Needed
- seeds
- soil
- water
Safety First
- Wash your hands thoroughly afterwards and keep the material away from your face.
- Mop up spills straight away so nobody slips, and keep liquids away from sockets.
Steps
Say the vocabulary words out loud. Can you repeat them?
Plant a seed in a cup of soil and give it water. Put it by a sunny window.
Did anything change? Point to what is different.
Point to the things you used in the activity.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What do plants need to grow?
Where you see this in real life
This shows up in your everyday life more than you'd think.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Try one experiment in real life this week — even a tiny one.
For the dinner table
“What's the most surprising thing you learned today?”
Next Smart Experiment
We'll pick an experiment that matches exactly how you're thinking right now.
Share this experiment
Send it to a parent who's looking for a 10-minute kitchen science win.
Ready?
Tadpole to Frog
Run the experiment. Find out what really happens.
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