Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Helmont's Theory of Plant Growth


Mrs. Siekerman's fifth graders are working on the pre-chapter called "Be a Scientist."  They've started an experiment by Belgian scientist Jan Baptist van Helmont that proves plants do not gain mass from absorbing soil through their roots.  If not from soil, how do plants gain mass?  Give us your hypothesis in the comments below!


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