What Plants Need to Thrive
Explore and compare the requirements of plants for life and growth: air, light, water, nutrients from soil, and room to grow
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Can your child tell you why a crowded pot of seedlings doesn't grow as well as one with just a few plants?
Explore and compare the requirements of plants for life and growth: air, light, water, nutrients from soil, and room to grow
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Check understanding
- List five requirements for plant growth: air, light, water, nutrients, space
- Explain how needs vary between plants (e.g. cacti need less water than ferns)
- Predict what happens when one requirement is removed or limited
“Can your child tell you why a crowded pot of seedlings doesn't grow as well as one with just a few plants?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Organisms & Life Processes
- Age range
- Ages 7–8
Standards