What Plants Need
Grade 2 - Science - On Level

Read the plant setup: Plant A has water, air, and soil but sits in a dark closet. What need is missing?
- soil
- air
- sunlight
- shade
Which plant part is connected to this job: need room to grow?
- leaf
- flower
- stem
- roots
Which observation is evidence that the plant needed sunlight?
- the plant has a name
- the table is near the wall
- the plant is pale and bends toward the window
- the pot is blue
Which fair test checks whether a plant needs water?
- guess after one minute
- compare plants without recording growth
- measure growth with and without watering
- use two different plant kinds and different rooms
The graph compares plants with strong light and plants missing strong light. What claim does the evidence support?
- plants grow better when needs are met
- pot color controls all growth
- plants grow best without resources
- rulers make plants taller
Read the plant setup: Plant F has light and air but its soil stays dry for a week. What need is missing?
- space
- paint
- water
- sunlight
Which plant part is connected to this job: spread through soil?
- leaf
- stem
- flower
- roots
Which observation is evidence that the plant needed strong light?
- the pot is blue
- the stem grows thin and leans toward the lamp
- the ruler is plastic
- the table is near the wall
Which fair test checks whether a plant needs space?
- change light, water, and pot size together
- grow one plant in a small cup and one in a larger pot
- compare plants without recording growth
- guess after one minute
The graph compares plants with water and plants missing water. What claim does the evidence support?
- plants grow best without resources
- rulers make plants taller
- plants grow better when needs are met
- pot color controls all growth