{"id":193,"date":"2024-12-01T21:47:27","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T04:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciencegonnagetyou.com\/?p=193"},"modified":"2024-12-03T09:27:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T16:27:11","slug":"what-matter-do-plants-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciencegonnagetyou.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/01\/what-matter-do-plants-need\/","title":{"rendered":"What MATTER do plants need?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you were going to grow your favorite fruit or vegetable in the backyard, what materials would you gather? Whether grown on a large plot of land tilled by a tractor or in a pot on a patio, all plants require the same basic things to grow (air, soil, water and light). The goal of the first part of our story is to figure out what these materials are made of and how plants actually use them to grow and make food. So let’s start our adventure into agriculture off by discovering which plant needs are matter, and which are not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can we tell if something is matter?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Backpack test:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If it takes up space and makes backpack heavier, it’s matter!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Decide if each of the following are matter or not:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n