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True or False?

All vegetable plants have basic
needs so that they can grow
strong and healthy.

All Plants

Select the answers

What are the 3 basic needs
of a vegetable plant?

Tomato Plant

A, B or C?

What would you expect to happen if a vegetable seedling's basic
needs were met?

A, B or C?

Which basic need do you
think this vegetable plant has
been deprived of?

Tomato Plant

What do vegetables need to grow well?

Watch the video and listen closely to find out
how the farmer helps his vegetables to grow.

Using a control

We need a control plant for this experiment.
A control plant will get all 3 of the basic needs.
Why do we need a control?

Our experimental procedure

What would we need (e.g. equipment)?

Our experimental procedure

What would we do (method)?

Predictions

We predict the plant
with no water will...

We predict the plant
with no sunlight will...

Predictions

We predict the plant
with no plant food will...

We predict the
control plant will...

What happens when there is no sunlight?

Find out what happens when a plant is deprived of basic needs by clicking and dragging items onto the plant.

Sun Plant food
Plant Plant
Check what happens: GO
After four weeks: If a vegetable plant has received
no sun, it will go pale and not grow well.
Experiment 1: No sun
Sun

What happens when there is no plant food?

Find out what happens when a plant is deprived of basic needs by clicking and dragging items onto the plant.

Rain Sun
Plant Plant
Check what happens: GO
After four weeks: If a vegetable plant has
received no plant food, it will not grow well and look poorly.
Experiment 2: No plant food
Plant Food

What happens when there is no water?

Find out what happens when a plant is deprived of basic needs by clicking and dragging items onto the plant.

Sun Plant food
Plant Plant
Check what happens: GO
After four weeks: If a vegetable plant has received
no water, it will dry up and die.
Experiment 3: No water
Rain

What happens when there is sunlight, plant food and water?

Find out what happens when a plant receives all three basic needs.

Sun Rain Plant Food
Plant Plant
Check what happens: GO
After four weeks: If a vegetable plant has received all basic
needs, it will grow well and soon be ready to harvest.
Experiment 4: Control plant

Conclusion

For vegetable plants to survive and flourish, they should be placed in a and given and .

cheese water sunny spot dark cupboard plant food

Conclusion

The basic needs of vegetable seedlings are , and .

sunlight food shelter heat water

A, B or C?

What would happen if a vegetable seedling's basic
needs were met?

Select the answers

What are the 3 basic needs
of a vegetable plant?

Tomato Plant

True or False?

All vegetable plants have basic
needs so that they can grow
strong and healthy.

All Plants

A, B or C?

Which basic need has this
vegetable plant
been deprived of?

Tomato Plant

You have completed the lesson.