Lesson 5 of 7 · Living vs Non-Living
Experiment⭐ 30 XPTrees Help Us
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Living vs Non-Living.
🎯 Your mission
Predict it first. Then prove yourself right (or wrong).
⚡ 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
Trees give us shade, fruit, and clean air. Hug a tree today!
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.
Look closely! What do you see?
Draw a picture of what you learned today.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 1Where do fish live?
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?
Trees Help Us
Predict it first. Then prove yourself right (or wrong).
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