Plant Growth and Scientific Investigations

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What's the difference between evidence and reasoning?

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Evidence is what happened, like what I saw. It is data. Reasoning is why the evidence matters. It's how I'm using scientific ideas to apply the evidence.

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In our Inch Plant Investigation, we figured out plants need...

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Air, water, and sunlight

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Plants get their matter from...

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Air and water

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Plants get their energy from...

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Sunlight

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Soil provides what 4 things for plants?

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Vitamins and minerals, STABILITY to grow, STORAGE for air and water, TEMPERATURE stability

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An independent variable is the variable that we...

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change on purpose (the one thing we change)

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A dependent variable is the variable that we...

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measure or are trying to figure out

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A controlled variable is that variables that we...

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keep the same

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A fair test has...

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One independent variable and multiple trials (repetitions)

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If a place has air and water but no sunlight or soil, what will happen to plant growth? Why?

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Plants would not grow well because they would not get energy from sunlight to make sugar.