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A collection of investigations around the topic of plants, looking at life cycles, factors affecting growth, parts of a plant, composting and plants that we eat. Investigations provided by Science & Plants for Schools (SAPS) are:
Holly leaves: investigate questions about holly leaves.
Tree rings: investigate cut tree trunks to determine the age of the tree, how fast it grew and climatic conditions during its growth.
Investigating if plants grow better with fertiliser: plan and carry out a fair test looking at the effect of fertiliser on growing radishes
The life cycle of a flowering plant: a sequencing activity looking at the lifecycle of Brassica, a fast cycling flowering plant.
How does light affect growing plants?:
Plan and carry out a fair test looking at the effect of light on plant growth.
Having fun growing plants: provide the conditions for germination and observe a variety of seeds over time.
Finding out about the number of flower parts: three ways to dissect a flower in order to identify and name the different parts.
Designing a seed: design and make a seed from a newly discovered plant using junk materials.
Are you a plant eater?: Develop an awareness of the parts of a plant that are eaten.
Composting, recycling and the curriculum: investigate what happens during the composting process.