Lesson: Water Bottle Plants

Sarah Broadbent

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Lesson Description

This lesson goes along with SEEd Standard 5.3 Unit and is done over the course of the unit, one month minimum. The goal of the lesson is for students to have a hand in plant growth, to observe and record data, and to create a scientific test by changing a single variable. The full lesson is linked at the bottom of the page.

Materials

  • Water bottles (clean, empty)
  • soil (two types)
  • seeds
  • gravel
Grade(s)/Age
5th Grade
Science Subject Matter
Life Sciences: Ecosystems (LS2)