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Launch
You will launch your houseplant investigation by closely examining stressed plants, learning the core signs of plant health, and testing a short starter care comparison. By the end of the phase, you will choose an initial care question, make an evidence-based prediction, and set up the notebook tools you will use to track your plant over time.
Days 1 - 3
🪴 Mystery Plant Rescue Sprint
Launch 45m
🔍 Plant Stress Clues Mini-Lesson
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
🌱 Mini Greenhouse Prediction Round
Deliverable 45m
Rescue & Question
You will inspect stressed houseplants, document visible evidence, compare likely causes, and turn your observations into a focused investigation question with a hypothesis, variables, and a first-round method rationale you can carry into planning.
Days 4 - 9
🪴 Mystery Plant Rescue Sprint
Launch 45m
🔎 Leaf and Soil Clue Lab
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
🌤️ Indoor Climate and Light Check
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
✍️ Question and Hypothesis Draft
Deliverable 45m
💬 Question Tuning Feedback Round
Project Work 45m
✅ Investigation Question Conference
Assessment 45m
Plan & Method Review
You will turn your plant question into a workable investigation plan by choosing a method, setting up reliable measurement routines, testing your documentation tools, and revising your plan through peer and expert critique before you begin the full care cycle.
Days 10 - 15
🌤️ Light Water Soil Controls
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
📏 Plant Data Toolkit Practice
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
🧪 Care Routine Blueprint
Project Work 45m
💬 Critique Station Revisions
Deliverable 45m
🌿 Garden Center Method Check
Community Experience 45m
✅ Investigation Plan Approval
Assessment 45m
Routine Data Collection
You will carry out the first cycle of your plant-care investigation by following your approved routine, collecting reliable evidence, and keeping your notebook traceable enough for another person to follow. You will document growth, soil moisture, leaf condition, light placement, and early pest or stress signs, then use peer and expert feedback to tighten your methods before the midpoint analysis phase.
Days 16 - 21
📏 Growth Measure Calibration
Knowledge/Skill Building 35m
🌤️ Indoor Climate and Window Map
Knowledge/Skill Building 40m
🪴 Care Cycle Round One
Project Work 45m
📝 Notebook Critique Station
Deliverable 45m
🌿 Garden Center Photo Check-In
Community Experience 40m
✅ Traceable Data Milestone
Assessment 45m
Midpoint Analysis Check
You will check the strength of your plant evidence at the midpoint, turn your measurements and observations into clear visuals, look for patterns and anomalies, and use peer and expert feedback to revise your next care cycle with stronger reasoning.
Days 22 - 27
📊 Plant Data Quality Audit
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
📈 Graphing Growth and Soil Trends
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
🔍 Pattern and Anomaly Claims
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
🗂️ Midpoint Critique Station
Deliverable 45m
🌿 Garden Center Check-In
Community Experience 45m
📝 Revised Care Cycle Plan
Assessment 45m
Analyze & Present
You will turn your plant investigation evidence into clear scientific claims by building final graphs, testing your interpretations with peers, revising your conclusions and care recommendations, and preparing your portfolio and gallery-walk materials for the Leaf Lab Showcase.
Days 28 - 33
📊 Final Graphs and Trend Claims
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
🌤️ Climate and Plant Response
Knowledge/Skill Building 45m
🗣️ Conclusion Conference Round
Deliverable 45m
🪴 Care Guide and Portfolio Build
Project Work 45m
🌿 Garden Center Feedback Check-In
Community Experience 45m
🍃 Leaf Lab Gallery Walk
Assessment 45m
Showcase
You will present your plant investigation to classmates and garden center partners, defend your conclusions with data and photos, collect final feedback on your care recommendations, and complete a short evidence-based reflection on how your methods and thinking changed across the project.
Days 34 - 36
🖼️ Leaf Lab Display Tuning
Deliverable 45m
🌿 Leaf Lab Showcase Walk
Community Experience 45m
🎤 Plant Health Review Defense
Assessment 45m