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Predictions for the Farm's Mint Sale

Use a farm's mint-growing tests to predict plant growth, compare sunlight and water evidence, and plan fair tests.

Grade 2ScienceInteractive · Printable

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 2
Subject: Science
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

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What students practice

Students compare plant-growth results to investigate the effects of sunlight and water.
Students predict plant growth and explain their predictions using test evidence.
Students identify fair ways to test sunlight or water.

How to use

Read the farm test notes together and identify the two test pairs on the graph. Ask students to connect each prediction to a test result.

Curriculum

NGSS standard covered

2-LS2-1

Investigate whether plants need sunlight and water to grow.

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Predictions for the Farm's Mint Sale

Use plant-test results to predict how mint plants will grow.

Study the Farm Records

Read the notes and graph. Use evidence to answer each question.

Mint Plants for Sale

At a farm, Imani is growing mint plants to sell in pots. She wants the plants to grow new leaves before sale day. She sets up two tests that last 21 days. Each group has four young mint plants of the same kind. They start about the same size. The pots and soil are alike.

The sunlight test has groups called Light and Dark. Light gets sunlight. Dark stays in an airy space without sunlight. Both groups get the same measured amount of water each day. Imani checks that their spaces stay at the same temperature.

The water test has groups called Watered and Unwatered. Both sit together in a sunny spot. Watered gets a measured amount of water each day. Unwatered gets no added water during the test.

Imani marks the leaves already on each plant. After 21 days, she counts the new leaves. The graph shows the total new leaves for each group of four plants. It does not show plant heights.