This is a brief opening to a plant experiment for fifth graders that will share information from a classroom in Indiana to Texas and vice versa.

1. Indiana and Texas Plants

2. What affects plants?
 The amount of
sunshine that the plant
gets
 The amount of water
that the plant receives
 The quality of the soil
 The amount of
nutrients the plant
receives

3. Indiana Plant #1-Redbud

4. Indiana Plant #2- Lilac

5. Indiana Plant #3- Golden
Rod

6. Texas Plant #1-Texas Sage

7. Texas Plant #2-Agarita

8. Texas Plant #3-Evergreen
Sumac

9. Experiment Instructions
1. Students will
receive one of the 2. Record data and
3. Collect results and
plant in their area observations on the
share them with the
and work in an table provided for
other class.
assigned group to five days.
research their plant.

10. Experiment Data
Plant Type Growth in Physical Surroundings
Inches Observations
Plant 1- Day 1: Day 1:
Day 2:
Day 3:
Day 2:
Day 3:
This is the
Day 4: Day 4: data table
Day 5: Day 5:
Plant 2- Day 1: Day 1:
each class
Day 2:
Day 3:
Day 2:
Day 3:
will use.
Day 4: Day 4:
Day 5: Day 5:
Plant 3- Day 1: Day 1:
Day 2: Day 2:
Day 3: Day 3:
Day 4: Day 4:
Day 5: Day 5:

11. Results
 We will share
the results of
our
observations
on the
classroom
webpage
with our
other class.