2 - LS2.A (A) - Plant Needs - FINAL (WND 3/4/2014)

Module: Plant Needs

DCI: LS2.A (A) Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems – Plants depend on water and light to grow.

PE: 2-LS2-1 Plan and conduct an investigation to determine if plants need sunlight and water to grow.

[Assessment Boundary: Assessment is limited to testing one variable at a time.]

The ideas are:

- plants need water and light to grow

Having students plan and conduct an investigation might be hard to do and maintain an appropriate reading level.  This will take some work.  But, we can ask basic questions about what plants need in order to grow. 

Possible Question Starters: 

What could students do to find out if plants need water to grow?