NGSS · Life Science · Grade 5

5-LS1-1 Plants Get Matter From Air & Water

Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water.
Kentucky 5-LS1-1 uses the same wording.

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Science Unlocked lesson set The Willow in the Pot About 400 years ago, a scientist planted a 5-pound willow in a pot of 200 pounds of dry soil. He gave it only water. Five years later the tree weighed about 169 pounds, but the soil had lost only about 2 ounces. 1 week · $3.00 · Grades 5 See what’s inside

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