Student Exploration- Growing Plants (answer Key).

Student Exploration: Growing Plants (answer key) Download Student Exploration: Growing Plants Answer Key Vocabulary: compost, fertilizer, mass, seed, soil, variable Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 1.What do you think plants need... More

Student Exploration: Growing Plants (answer key) Download Student Exploration: Growing Plants Answer Key Vocabulary: compost, fertilizer, mass, seed, soil, variable Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) 1.What do you think plants need to grow and stay healthy? 2.Soil is a combination of tiny rock fragments and decayed plant materials. How do you think soil helps a plant? Gizmo Warm-up: Grow the Biggest Plant! In theGizmo set up the three pots however you like:  Choose a seed to drag into each pot.  Click on the light bulbs to turn them on or off.  Drag the Water slider up or down to set the amount of water each plant will get.  If you like, drag fertilizer or compost into a pot.  When the pots are ready, click Play () and wait for the simulation to end. 2. How tall was your tallest plant? 3.Click Reset ( ) and Clear pots. Run a few more trials to grow the tallest plants you can. What conditions led to the tallest plant? Question: Do seeds need water to grow? Less