A Garden Full of Life

Lab Brief #2

🎯 Your mission

Master the concept. Use it tomorrow.

⚡ The twist

Nature loves to surprise the careful watcher.

What you'll learn

A garden is a home for many living things: plants, bugs, birds, and worms.

Key words · 1 of 2

living
Alive, able to grow, eat, and make more of its kind.
plant
A living thing that makes its own food using sunlight.

Key words · 2 of 2

garden
A place where people grow plants, flowers, or vegetables.

Make a hypothesis first

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

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

Step 1 of 4 · Read

Say the vocabulary words out loud. Can you repeat them?

Step 2 of 4 · Do

Go outside and find a plant. Touch its leaves gently. Are they soft or rough?

Step 3 of 4 · Observe

Use your eyes, ears, and hands to explore. What do you notice?

Step 4 of 4 · Record

Color a picture to show what happened.

Question 1 of 3

What do plants need to grow?

Question 2 of 3

Do birds have feathers?

Question 3 of 3

Do worms live in soil?

Mind = blown

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

Nice work!

You got 0 of 3 right.

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