The growing process of a lollipop and a bean

For the past few days we continued our inquiry and explored if Lollipops are living or non-living things. First we compared it to a plant that we dug out from the forest. We created a Venn Diagram to compare the similarities and differences.  The children said “a lollipop has a stick and a lollipop circle.” A plant has roots, leaves, flowers and petals, stem and soil. The only similarities that we found were that they both have scents and are both edible.

Afterwards, we made a chart with some of the important steps we need to follow to take care of a plant:

     ·      it needs soil

     ·      it needs water

     ·      it needs sun

     ·      it needs shade

     ·      it needs love and music

     ·      it needs pruning

     ·      it needs a place – garden, pot

After making this list of ways to CARE and be RESPONSIBLE for a plant, we started our exploration. We decorated the pots, we added 

soil, planted the lollipop, watered it and measured the length of it.  In a different pot we followed the same steps and planted a bean. In the next few days, we will record the changes on our chart. We will keep measuring the length, watering and singing to our plants.

Let’s see what will happen. Is a lollipop a living thing? The fire group will come up with the answer to their inquiry in the following few days.

Our project is displayed on the art shelves, by the IB profile word pots.

To assess their knowledge, the children received a piece of paper with the features of a plant and they had to match each word with the part that it belongs to (FORM).