Plant Growth Puzzle
This worksheet/discussion activity presents a structured sequence of questions to challenge students to explain why plants that grow in the light weigh more than the seeds they came from, whereas plants that grow in the dark weigh less than the seeds they came from. The first attached file has the Student Handout and the second attached file has the Teacher Notes.
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| plant growth puzzle SHO.doc | 46 KB |
| plant growth puzzle TN.doc | 149.5 KB |
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