Plant Growth and Adaptations

NC Standard:  1.03

Activity: Plant Reproduction Without Seeds

Question: How do plants grow?

Vocabulary: nutrients, light, water

Materials: clear plastic cups, sweet potato, toothpicks

Procedure: 

• 1. Fill a clear cup with water.

• 2. Poke toothpicks on all sides of a sweet potato.

• 3. Place the sweet potato in the glass of water. The toothpicks should rest on the rim of the glass. They hold the sweet potato in the water, but keep the top of the sweet potato dry.

In a week, roots will begin to grow from the bottom of the sweet potato and green leaves from the top.

When the vine gets big, you can plant the potato in a pot with soil.

Conclusion: Some plants reproduce without seeds.
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Line of Learning:  This line is drawn to provide students with a space to share their experimental learning in words or pictures.
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