---
title: What Do Plants Need?
created: 2026-05-25
updated: 2026-05-25
type: lesson_topic
subject: science
tags: ['grade-2', 'homeschool', 'ngss', 'plants', 'science']
weeks: [11]
source: Home_School/2nd_Grade/Science/
---
## Overview
What Do Plants Need? — Science curriculum topic for 2nd grade.
**Weeks covered:** Week_11
## Description
What plants need to grow: sunlight, water, air, soil, and space. Students conduct observation experiments.
## Related Topics
- [[states-of-matter-review-testing]] (previous week)
- [[plant-growth-experiment-setup]] (next week)
- [[science-curriculum-map]] (full Science curriculum overview)