Science experiment-rm 3

Plants Absorbing Water 

Aim:

To colour celery or cabbage leaves - Try and see how plants absorb water

Materials 

Glass jars x4 

Celery

Cabbage leaves 

4 different colours of food colouring 

Water 

Scissors/knife/chopping board to cut the celery

Method 

FIll up 4 glass jars up to around half way 

Put approximately 10 drops of different coloured food colouring into each jar

Place a celery stick or a cabbage leaf into each jar

Explanation 

Part 1 - Explain why plants need water 

In hot weather the leaves need To cool off through evaporation. Plants use water to survive, obtain energy, maintain their body structure, keep growing well and to keep their size. Plants also need water to stay strong.

Part 2 - How they absorb water

A plant can earn water by dissolving the nutrients from the soil or the roots.  The roots can draw moisture from the soil and this is spread to several parts of the plant.  Osmosis is the way the plant absorbs water from the soil. Water will transport through the roots where it will go to parts of the plant were it is needed at that time.

The sun flower life cycle

Tunde

P1-intro 

P2-the seeds and the germination process 

P3-the growth/spread of the roots ,stem and leaves 

P4-head blooming

P5-seeds blooming and dying 

P6-conclusion 

Intro 

The beautiful, dainty sunflowers  you see proudly standing out in the sun didn’t begin this way. It had a long process before becoming this mesmerising plant. Like all living things they have their own time to grow during their lifetime.

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This mythical plant starts off as a tiny seed with the outer layer colour of black and white flecks printed on.The sunflower feels like  rough bark. There are many types of sunflowers in the world. The inside of a sunflower is a dull, peach colour in the shape of a teardrop. Soon this tiny seed will become a giant sunflower after its growing process. After a while a little root will blast its way out in the soil. The root looks like a tiny, wriggly earthworm and probably a girl’s ponytail. Soon a small leaf will grow out of the seed in different shades of green. 

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afterwards the root will make its way further into the soil stabilizing the plant. The stem will gain more leaves during this time of the process. The sunflower is still young, weak and needs time to fully develop. The roots absorb nutrients and water from the soil to help them grow faster. Sunflowers need to have lots of water and lots of sun.

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The sunflower will soon form a bud that has various shades of green and is bunched up into a ball. The bud will rise up to the top facing the clouds. Once it has enough water and sun the bud will begin to unfurl. This is when it stands out beautiful and tall in the meadow with the rest of the sunflowers that have this life cycle. But unfortunately it doesn't stay like this forever.

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Soon an array of seeds will take center stage inside the sunflower. rapidly the seeds become darker and darker. soon the seeds will fall, if birds do not eat them. Lastly the sunflower withers and  dies but then the process begins once more!

Conclusion 

All sunflowers have a long process but then wither and peacefully pass away. It is after all an elegant plant that beautifully shimmers in the sunlight.   

Key competencies

Key Competencies 

(the capabilities required for living and lifelong learning)

Halsey Drive School                      A = Almost Always                                                                 S = Sometimes                                                            N = Not yet	1st half of the year		2nd half of the year
	Student	Teacher	Student	Teacher
Managing Self
I am organised for the day	A	A
I am willing to try new things	S	S
I complete work to the best of my ability and show initiative	A	A
I begin work straight away, stay on task and work independently	S	S
I can set realistic goals and explain how to achieve them	S	S
I make sensible behaviour choices	A	A
I happily take part in all school activities	S	A
Relating to Others
I cooperate well with others when working	A	A
I treat others with respect	A	A
I am a good friend and role model - especially at break times	A	A
I show good manners and cooperate with others	S	A
Participating and Contributing
I share my ideas and opinions with others	S	S
I listen well to other people’s opinions	A	A
I take part in activities outside of the classroom	N	N
Thinking
I ask relevant questions to deepen my knowledge	S	S
I reflect on my own learning and say what I need to learn next	S	S
Language Symbols and Texts
I use a range of IT to share my learning	A	S

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