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Plants Need Space Investigation Activity

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	Activity 5 Plants Need Space Investigation	Planting Onions Investigation Sheet 4 pots Onion Setts (approx. 20) Soil	Sc4/1.1 asking relevant questions and using different types of scientific enquiries to answer them Sc4/1.2 setting up simple practical enquiries, comparative and fair tests Sc4/1.6 reporting on findings from enquiries, including oral and written explanations, displays or presentations of results and conclusions Sc4/1.8 identifying differences, similarities or changes related to simple scientific ideas and processes Sc3/2.1c investigate the way in which water is transported within plants

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Activity 5

Plants Need Space Investigation

Planting Onions Investigation Sheet
4 pots
Onion Setts (approx. 20)
Soil

Sc4/1.1 asking relevant questions and using different types of scientific enquiries to answer them
Sc4/1.2 setting up simple practical enquiries, comparative and fair tests
Sc4/1.6 reporting on findings from enquiries, including oral and written explanations, displays or presentations of results and conclusions
Sc4/1.8 identifying differences, similarities or changes related to simple scientific ideas and processes
Sc3/2.1c investigate the way in which water is transported within plants

Activity 5
Plants Need Space Investigation

Practical Resources:

Planting Onions Investigation Sheet
4 pots
Onion Setts (approx. 20)
Soil

Relation to Curriculum in England:

Sc4/1.1 asking relevant questions and using different types of scientific enquiries to answer them
Sc4/1.2 setting up simple practical enquiries, comparative and fair tests
Sc4/1.6 reporting on findings from enquiries, including oral and written explanations, displays or presentations of results and conclusions
Sc4/1.8 identifying differences, similarities or changes related to simple scientific ideas and processes
Sc3/2.1c investigate the way in which water is transported within plants

Downloads:

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How do I use these activities?

In this activity your child will investigate how the amount of space onion sets have can affect the growth of the plant. They will observe the growth of onion sets and record their results.

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