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Grade 4 Term 1 Practical Task 2025

This document outlines a formal task for Grade 4 students at Linge Primary School, focusing on the investigation of how a bean seed grows. Students are required to conduct an experiment using soaked bean seeds and cotton wool, making observations and measurements over a 12-day period. The task includes instructions, materials needed, and an observation sheet for recording growth data.

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Grade 4 Term 1 Practical Task 2025

This document outlines a formal task for Grade 4 students at Linge Primary School, focusing on the investigation of how a bean seed grows. Students are required to conduct an experiment using soaked bean seeds and cotton wool, making observations and measurements over a 12-day period. The task includes instructions, materials needed, and an observation sheet for recording growth data.

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Linge

Primary School

Natural sciences and technology


Formal task 1
Investigation: How does a bean seed
grow?

Educator: Ms. TJ Silwane


Moderator: Mr. E Bisha
Time: 1 hour
Marks: 20
Grade: 4 _____
Date: ___February 2025
Instructions
Answer all the questions
Write neatly and legibly
All drawings must be done in pencil

Group member name & surname Mark


obtained
____/20
____/20
____/20
____/20
____/20
____/20
____/20

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Investigating: seed germination

1. Investigative question: How does a bean seed grow?


2. Skills: Observe and measure

Materials needed:

• soaked bean seed


• cotton wool
• plastic bottle
• water
 Ruler
 Pencil

Instructions:

1. Soak a bean seed in water and wet cotton wool until its skin splits open and a small
root starts to grow.
2. Line the bottom half of a plastic bottle with wet cotton wool.
3. Place the seed between the wet cotton wool and plastic bottle.
4. Make observations and measure every three days to keep track of the growth of the
seed.
5. Make and record your observation in the observation sheet on the next page.

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Observation sheet

Day/ Drawing of plant Written observation and


Date measurement. (What does the
plant look like now?)
Day 1 Observation: (1)

The height of plant: ________mm


Number of leaves: ________ (1) /2
(1)
Day 3 Observation: (1)

The height of plant: ________mm


(1) Number of leaves: ________ (2) /3
Day 6 Observation:
(1)

(1) The height of plant: ________mm /3


Number of leaves: ________
(2)
Day 9 Observation:

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(1)

The height of plant: ________mm


(1) Number of leaves: ________ /4
Length of leaves: _________mm
(3)
Day 12 Observation:
(1)

The height of plant: ________mm


Number of leaves: ________ /4
(1) Length of leaves: _________ mm (3)

Total: 20 marks

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