Popcorn Seeds from the Supermarket

Tomorrow we are going to plant lots of popcorn seeds bought at the supermarket, in a small green house.  Do you think it will grow?  Most of the class think it will not grow.  Some think it will grow.  I wonder who will be right?  Watch this space!

Our Science Experiments & Fair Testing

Fair Testing


Conducting a fair test is one of the most important ingredients of doing good, scientifically valuable experiments. To insure that your experiment is a fair test, you must change only one factor at a time while keeping all other conditions the same.

Scientists call the changing factors in an experiment variables.

We brainstormed all the different things we could change (vary or measure).  We then decided on two things we could change  eg light/dark and hot/cold.  We then decided on how we would measure what we saw happening.  Each of us asked a question and recorded this on our sheet.  Over the next few weeks we will watch what happens and record our measurements.  Lastly we will write what happened. 

We will let you know how things are going next week.

Science Investigation Worksheet

Parts of a Popcorn Plant

We looked at the parts of a popcorn plant today. Use the diagram to practise!

Parts of a Plant & Plant Life Cycles

Go to these sites to practise what you learned in class.