plant detectives
A plant is growing well. It gets water, sunlight, and air, but someone covered its roots with a plastic bag so it cannot get nutrients.
Will the plant stay healthy? Why?
No. The plant needs nutrients from the soil to stay healthy and grow.
A baby giraffe has a long neck like its parents.
Is this trait:
A. Learned
B. Inherited
B. Inherited
Which object is a natural light source?
A. Flashlight
B. Candle
C. Sun
sun
Question:
Which pair belongs together?
A. Sun – Natural light source
B. Lamp – Inherited trait
C. Fur color – Learned behavior
A. Sun – Natural light source
Mystery Animal:
A kitten learns to climb curtains.
Inherited or learned?
learned
Three children made these statements:
Who is correct? Explain.
Rami is correct because plants need sunlight, water, air, and nutrients to survive.
A puppy learns to sit when its owner says, "Sit!"
Is this trait inherited or learned? Explain.
Learned. The puppy had to be taught through training.
Which object is NOT a light source?
A. Lamp
B. Moon
C. Firefly
moon
A puppy has brown fur and learns to fetch a ball.
Which part is inherited?
Which part is learned?
Brown fur = inherited
Fetching a ball = learned
Mystery Plant:
A plant receives nutrients, air, and sunlight but never receives water.
Predict what will happen.
The plant will wilt, become unhealthy, and eventually die.
Two plants are placed near a window.
After two weeks, which plant will probably survive? Explain your thinking.
Plant A will most likely survive because it receives sunlight, which plants need to make food.
Choose ALL the learned behaviors:
□ A spider spinning a web
□ Riding a bicycle
□ A dog shaking hands after training
□ Brown eyes
✔ Riding a bicycle
✔ A dog shaking hands after training
A student says:
"The Moon makes its own light."
Do you agree or disagree? Explain.
Disagree. The Moon reflects sunlight; it does not produce its own light.
A plant is healthy because it receives sunlight and water.
Which science topic does this belong to?
A. Animal traits
B. Plant needs
C. Light sources
plant needs
Mystery Light:
A child points to stars and says:
"All of those objects reflect light."
Is the child correct? Why?
no stars make their own light
A gardener forgot to water a cactus for one week.
Another gardener forgot to water a sunflower for one week.
Which plant is more likely to survive? Why?
The cactus is more likely to survive because it stores water and is adapted to dry environments.
A bird builds a nest even though no one taught it.
A child learns to tie shoelaces.
Compare the two traits.
Which is inherited and which is learned?
Building a nest = inherited trait
Tying shoelaces = learned behavior
You enter a completely dark room.
What would happen if someone placed a toy in front of you? Why?
You would not be able to see the toy because light is needed to see objects.
A child plants a seed in a box with no holes.
The box has water and sunlight.
What important plant need is missing?
air
Mystery Survival:
Two rabbits live in snowy places.
Which rabbit is better adapted to survive? Explain.
Rabbit A because its thick white fur helps it stay warm and blend into the snow.
A scientist wants to test whether sunlight helps plants grow.
Which investigation is FAIR?
A. Give one plant sunlight and water and another plant only water.
B. Give one plant sunlight and water and another plant sunlight, water, and extra fertilizer.
C. Compare a cactus and a rose.
A. It changes only one factor (sunlight) while keeping everything else the same.
A rabbit was born with white fur.
Later, it learned to escape predators by hiding under bushes.
Which trait helped it survive BEFORE learning? Explain.
Its white fur helped it survive before learning because it is an inherited trait that provides camouflage.
A child says:
"A television and the Sun are the same kind of light source."
Do you agree? Explain how they are different.
Disagree. The Sun is a natural light source, while a television is a human-made light source.
Read the clues:
What am I?
Camouflage (such as white fur, stripes, or spots that help animals blend into their environment).
A child says:
"Animals only survive because of learned behaviors. Plants only need water. All bright objects are light sources."
Find ALL THREE mistakes and correct them.