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Ginger Growth at a Rainforest Study Clearing

Compare ginger plant growth and leaf observations to explain how water in the environment can affect plant traits.

Grade 3ScienceInteractive · Printable

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 3
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 measurements to identify evidence that water supply can affect height.
Students use leaf observations to explain how an environmental change can affect a plant trait.
Students distinguish recorded evidence from predictions about plant traits.

How to use

Read the investigation together and check the graph scale. Have students answer independently, then discuss which observations support their explanations.

Curriculum

NGSS standard covered

3-LS3-2

Use evidence to explain that the environment can affect traits, such as a plant that gets too little water.

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Ginger Growth at a Rainforest Study Clearing

Use plant records to investigate how surroundings can affect traits.

Compare the Growth Records

Read about the investigation. Use the graph to compare the plants.

Six Plants in the Clearing

At a rainforest study clearing, a plant-care team grows ginger plants in pots. These leafy plants usually grow in warm places. Nia helps the team investigate whether the amount of water affects how the plants grow. The team chooses six healthy plants of the same kind. Each plant is 8 centimeters tall at the start.

The team labels three plants A1, A2, and A3. They label the other three B1, B2, and B3. The plants have the same size pots, the same soil, and the same amount of light. A clear roof keeps rain out. The team places the pots together and changes their positions each day so one spot does not get an advantage.

For three weeks, the team gives the A plants their usual amount of water. Their soil stays damp but not soaked. The B plants get less water, and their soil becomes dry between waterings. The team measures plant height from the soil to the top of the plant. The graph shows the final heights. These are the team's own observations.