Worksheet 1.4

Plant ahunt
Draw bar chart and picture of plant growth

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Name: ________________________ Date:
Date: ________________________
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Kumei grew some lettuce plants in pots of soil. She measured their height.
• Sheplants
What watered plantfind
can you A outside
and putthe
it in a sunny place.
classroom?

• Shethe
Label watered plant B
stem, leaves and
and put itthen
flowers in adraw
cupboard.
how the roots might look.
• She did not water plant C and put it in a sunny place.
Example Small plant
• She did not water plant D and put it in a cupboard.
flower
After three weeks, Kumei measured her plants again. Here are her results.
Plant Height at start in cm Height after three weeks in cm Growth of plants in cm
A 2.5 10

B 3 6

C 3 4

D 3.5 4

1 By stem
how much did each plantleaves
grow? Complete the last column of the table.

2 Draw a bar chart of the growth of Kumei’s plants.

roots

Large plant Another plant

Height in cm

A B C D
Plants

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Worksheet 1.4

3Plant
a Which
huntplant grew the best?

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Name: ________________________ Date: ________________________
b Suggest a reason for this.
What plants can you find outside the classroom?
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Label the stem, leaves and flowers then draw how the roots might look.
4Example
Suggest a reason for the amount of growth
Small observed
plant in plant D.
flower
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5 This a picture of a lettuce plant. Draw a picture to show how the plant might
look if Kumei forgets to water it for two weeks.

stem leaves

roots

Large plant Another plant

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