CODE PC-RG-04

ST. VIATOR BILINGUAL INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

ASSESSMENT VERSION 02
DATE 13 - 02 - 18
SUBJECT: Science UNIT TITLE: In nature: Each piece has a function, a
place and a reason why.
TOPIC: Plant’s tissues and organs. TERM: 1
NAME: CLASS: SCORE:

OBJETIVE: B Inquiring and designing.

PREPARED BY: Betty Carolina López Sarmiento CHECKED BY: Mauricio Aponte

INQUIRY ACTIVITY- DOES A PLANT

GROW WITHOUT LIGHT?
i. Outline scientific knowledge

1. INQUIRY QUESTIONS (CRITERION D): Please document the work of others

and sources of information used.

A. Draw a plant in the box and label its organs: Roots, stems, leaves and
reproductive organs.
A. Draw a Leaf and label its main parts.

B. What needs does a plant have to survive?

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C. What is chlorophyll?
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D. What is the function of the palisade parenchyma plant tissue?

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 E. What is an etiolated plant?

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2. PROBLEM

Plants are living beings that live adhered to the soil and cannot move. Because of this, the
place where the seed germinates varies according to the availability of water, nutrients
and light. Of these abiotic factors, light plays a very important role throughout the
biological cycle of a plant as it acts as a "fuel" in the process of photosynthesis favoring the
development of leaves, stems, roots and flowers.
However, environmental conditions are not always stable; some resources may be scarce
or limited for plants, for example the availability of light. Your task will be to determine:
What happens to a plant sown in an environment in the absence of light?

3. HYPHOTESIS
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4. DEFINE:
A. INDEPENDET VARIABLE(S):
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B. DEPENDET VARIABLE(S):
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5. MATERIALS

 SEEDS PLANT Lentils (Lens culinaris)

 Two plastic jars, of the same size
 Marker
 Soil
 Water
 Camera
 A cardboard box to store the jars
 Ruler

6. SEEDTIME: ________________________________________
7. PROCEDURE

(Steps that you have to follow to develop the

practice)
 8. STATE how relevant data will be collected designing a table
with the information that you need.
TABLE No.1 FEATURES OF PLANTS DURING THE FIRST 5 DAYS

STEM OBSERVATIONS
JARS COLOR OF THE LEAVES

TABLE No.2 GROWTH OF PLANTS

PLANT STEM
LENGTH
DAY 0
9. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PROCEDURE

10. PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE RESULTS

11. Use graph paper on the next page to graph the data you’ve collected.
12. ANALYSIS RESULTS: Use your graph to answer the following question:

What is the relationship in the availability of light and the growth of the
plant?
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13. Using the database and the results of your experiment, write the
CONCLUSIONS of the inquiry activity.
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14. Skill Category: REFLECTION SKILLS

Skill indicator: Consider personal learning strategies:

Taking into account the experiment and the process that you had, solve the follow
question: What can I do to become a more efficient and effective learner in this kind of
activities?
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