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In year 2 this week we have started our investigation into plants and how they grow.
We tried our hand at classifying real plants into different categories (edible/not edible, spiky/not spiky...) and then drew flowers from real life, labelling the roots, stem, flowers and leaves.
In Year 2 we have planted some seeds this week, hoping to answer our enquiry question- "Do plants grow healthier in the dark or light?" We have reminded ourselves of the word variable- so we have decided that the only thing we can change in our investigation is the amount of light our seeds get. Every day they will be watered the exact same amount, the amount of seeds in each pot was kept the same, as well as the size of pot and amount of soil they were planted in- these variables will not change.
In Year 2 we are continuing our investigation in to plants and how they grow. This week we looked at how although plants need water and sunlight to grow, too much or too little will kill them.
We learnt about the Japanese art of hapa zome, which means to print from plants by sandwiching them between pieces of fabric and gently tapping with a rock to apply pressure and imprint from the pigment in the leaves and petals. If a plant is not moist enough and healthy, then the technique will not work.
Sunflowers in Nursery
A few weeks ago we did some planting in Nursery. We all planted a sunflower seed in a small pot. We watered it and waited for a shoot to grow.
Today we took our plants home.
We all planted our beans after reading Jack and the beanstalk.
They were sent home and these are the plants now...
