Astrofarmer - Learning about conditions for plant growth | Teach with space PR42

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Subjects: Science 

Age range: 8 – 12 years old

Keywords: Science, Moon, Plant growth, Environment, Respiration, Photosynthesis, Nutrients, Water, Light, Temperature

Learning objectives:
• Learn that plants need water, light, air, nutrients and a suitable temperature to grow.
• Understand that environments can change and pose danger to living things.
• Learn that it is possible to grow plants without soil.
• Conduct simple and fair tests.
• Identify and control variables when necessary.
• Interpret observations and draw conclusions.
• Solve problems.

Can a plant survive without light? Do they really need water? And what if the temperature is really hot? In this video we will investigate the different factors that impact plant growth and consider what conditions we would need for plants to grow in space.