Target Student Performance
Students measure the dry weight of harvested plants and of paper towels or gel, identify patterns in data, and reach consensus with other groups about their results.
Resources You Provide
- Students’ dry radish plants (1 envelope or bag per group)
- Digital balance (1 per group of four students)
- (From previous lesson) Pre-Lesson 0.2PT Plant Growth Investigation Setup Worksheet
- (From previous lesson) 3.1 Predictions and Planning Tool for Plant Investigations
- (From previous lesson) 3.2PT Observing Plants’ Mass Changes, Part 1 Worksheet
Resources Provided
- 3.4PT Observing Plants’ Mass Changes, Part 2 PPT
- 3.4PT Observing Plants’ Mass Changes Class Results 11 x 17 Poster (1 per class)
- 3.4PT Observing Plants’ Mass Changes, Part 2 Worksheet (1 per student)
- 3.4PT Grading the Observing Plants’ Mass Changes, Part 2 Worksheet
Setup
By the time you are completing this Activity, your plants and paper towel should be completely dried out.
Print the 3.4PT Observing Plants’ Mass Changes Class Results 11 x 17 Poster before class. Your students will also need their copies of the worksheets they completed in Pre-Activity 0.2PT, Activity 3.1, and Activity 3.2PT. Print one copy of 3.4PT Observing Plants’ Mass Changes, Part 2 Worksheet for each student. Prepare a computer with a projector to display the PPT.