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Growing Plants: Track Their Growth
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In this activity, learners will be working with predictions with a time frame of one week, or longer. Start by planting seedlings.

Make a Friend from Soil and Seeds
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Learners assemble a figure from a nylon stocking or sock stuffed with soil and seeds. The ends of the nylons inside the jar absorb water, which feeds the grass seeds.

TerrAqua Investigation Column: What is the Land-Water Connection?
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In this investigation, learners plant seeds in a 2-liter bottle filled with soil that is connected to a water source below. Over the next few weeks, learners observe how the plants grow.

The Self-Watering Terrarium
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In this biology/ecology activity, learners construct a terrarium out of a tennis ball container. This terrarium is unique because it never has to be watered.

Grow a Garden in a Glove
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Learners use a transparent plastic glove as a container to grow seeds. A different kind of seed can be planted in each finger.

Egg Carton Nursery
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In this activity, young learners will make their own flower seed nursery in an egg carton.

Photosynthesis and Transpiration
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In this activity on page 7 of the PDF (Plants—The Green Machines), learners examine the effects that light and air have on green plants.