Super Science in Year 3

Super Scientists

This half term, the children will be observing the growth of some sunflowers to answer the scientific question 'Does the number of seeds within one plant pot affect the growth of the plants?'

First, the children worked together in small groups, applying their reciprocity sills, to add some compost to a small plant pot before planting the seeds. 

In the first pot, they planted one sunflower seed. 
In the second pot, they planted two sunflower seeds. 
In the third pot, they planted four sunflower seeds. 

In the final pot, they planted 8 sunflower seeds.

The children then used their resourcefulness skills to measure the water in a measuring cylinder, and added the same amount to each plant pot, before putting them in a sunny spot. 

Bentley said 'We will water and care for the plants every day!'

It was important for the children to understand what we were keeping the same in the test and what we would be changing, to ensure that the test was a fair one that delivered accurate results. 

Kylie said 'Sunflowers grow tall so they will need lots of water!'

The children kept the pots, amount of water and sunlight, mass of compost and brand of sunflower seeds the same, but they changed the amount of seeds in each pot. 

Kai said 'The sunflowers are growing so fast because it is hot and sunny!'

It has been wonderful to see the children checking the plants every morning, to monitor their growth. Each week in our science lessons, we will use a ruler to measure the growth of the plant in cm and by the end of our experiment, the children will discuss their results and form their own conclusions. We look forward to finding out the answer to our scientific question for this final half-term in Year 3! 

Have a wonderful weekend and we look forward to seeing you again on Monday.