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Sprout & Fin · Worksheet
Lesson 13 · Grades 3–8

What plants stand in: growing media

Name Date

Label the picture. Write the name next to each letter.

  • A · rockwool
  • B · clay pebbles
  • C · coco coir
  • D · perlite

Answer in your own words.

  1. What does a growing medium do?

  2. Which medium drains the fastest?

  3. The roots stay soggy all the time. What could help?

Draw or explain

Which shoes would you pick for a rainy day, and which for the beach? Why?