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Experiment No. 4
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Question: Can a plant beat an obstacle
course and grow towards what it needs? |
Experiments: To
examine phototropism / how a plant will grow in response to light.
Materials:
Method:You will need:
1 shoe box,
a baby potato,
compost soil,
cardboard,
scissors,
glue,
sellotape,
lots of obstacles!
1. Design and plan your
obstacle course.
2. Plant the potato at one end of the shoe box.
3. At the other end cut a hole in the shoe box to let the light in.
4. Make your obstacle course.
5. Record and observe how the potato plant battles against the obstacle course.
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Find
out more! |
A plant changes its growth
in response to the things it needs. This is called a tropism. Plants grow in
response to light. This is known as phototropism.
Sixth Class Experiments
1.
Can
Water Move up a Flower?
2. How
can you show that water moves through the branch of a tree and its leaves?
3. How can you see the roots of a plant grow if they're underground?
4. Can a plant beat an obstacle course and grow towards what it needs?
5. Can you grow your own mould?
7. What causes us to feel breathless?
8. Can you prove that humans breathe out CO2?
11. What happens when Yeast has sugar to feed on?
13. How does the selective barrier in a cell work?
14. Are cells in vegetables damaged when they're cooked?
15. How hard does the heart work?
16. How can you see your pulse?
17. How can you discover if food contains starch?
18. How can you discover if food contains protein?