2-LS2-1 - Performance Expectation
Plan and conduct an investigation to determine if plants need sunlight and water to grow.
2nd Grade · Next Generation Science Standards · NGSS Lead States 2013
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Skills
- plan (an investigation to test plant needs) #dok2
- conduct (an investigation about what plants need) #dok2
- determine (if plants need sunlight and water to grow) #dok2
- observe (plant responses to sunlight and water) #dok1
- record (data about plant growth) #dok1
Learning Targets
- I can observe the effects of sunlight and water on plant growth. #dok1
- I can record changes in plants over time during an investigation. #dok1
- I can plan an investigation to test if plants need sunlight and water to grow. #dok2
- I can conduct experiments to see how sunlight and water affect plants. #dok2
- I can determine what plants need to grow based on observations and collected data. #dok2
Big Ideas
- Plants require specific resources, such as sunlight and water, to grow and survive.
- Investigations help us discover and provide evidence about the basic needs of living things.
Essential Questions
- What do plants need in order to grow?
- How can we design an investigation to find out if plants need sunlight or water?
- What evidence would show that sunlight or water affects plant growth?
- How does observing plant growth help us understand their needs?
- Why is it important for scientists to test their ideas about what plants require?
