Answer: Potato
The problem does not lie in not knowing the answer. After all, we live in Singapore where potatoes do not grow.
Our main issue lies in the shock that virtually every student displays when he realises that the potato is a plant with leaves, flowers, stems, roots like any other plant.
In our society, it appears that our students’ (and probably most adults’) perception of the potato is limited to…
What they find in the supermarket or worse…
What they find in fast food
Therefore, we strive to impress upon our students how Science is everywhere in everyday life, not just for them to score well in their exams but also to understand their world better.