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What Affects Plant Growth? Lesson PlanWhat Affects Plant Growth? Lesson Plan
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What Affects Plant Growth?

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Eighth graders experiment to identify the nine factors needed for plants to grow healthy. They choose one of seven topics to research and develop an experiment based on scientific method, and complete oral and written reports based on the results.

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Grade
8th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
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Duration
2 hrs
Instructional Strategies
Inquiry-Based Learning
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