Vocabulary
What does it mean if something is spiky?
It means it has long, sharp points
How many experiments were mentioned in the reading?
Two experiments were mentioned.
What genre is this story?
It is informational text
___________ the cotton balls before putting them into the bowls.
Moisten
If food fuels us what does that mean?
It means that it gives us energy.
What do plants give us?
They give us food, wood, and medicine.
Nonfiction
Keep checking your ________________s for a week.
seedlings
What does wilt mean?
"Those leaves started to wilt."
It means to die, and become yellow and limp.
A young plant that grows from seeds
What do the green leaves of a plant do to make food?
They take air in and let it out.
Horse chestnuts have _____________ seed coats.
spiky
What is photosynthesis?
a little bit wet.
What can you do to make more air spaces in soil?
You can poke holes in the soil.
Put your plant in a ______________ window.
sunny
What does a plant need in order to live?
It needs air, water, minerals, food, and sunlight.
A process is steps that you take to do something
If we cover a leaf with petroleum jelly, what will happen?
The leaf cannot let air in and out.
How do you know the genre? What does this story have that shows you?
It has real life pictures, it also has fact boxes throughout, and it gives true facts about plants too.
What were the materials needed for the leaf experiment?