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Experiment time!
1.
Write your name on a plastic cup and
stick the toothpicks in a circle around
the middle of the potato.
3.
Write your name on a plant pot. Add soil
and put in your potato. Put the plant pot
in a bright place and make sure the soil
stays moist.
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What’s going to happen to the potato in the plastic cup? What does this tell us about the
reproduction of potato plants?
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What’s going to happen to the potato in the plant pot? What does this tell us about the
reproduction of potato plants?
2.
Pour some water into the plastic cup.
Put in your potato. Make sure the water
is touching the bottom of the potato.
4.
Record what happens each week on your
record sheet.
How do potatoes reproduce?
Materials
plastic cup
toothpicks
water
plant record sheet
potatoes
potting soil
plant pot
5.
Write your hypothesis and conclusions.
Cloud forest!
