Seeds

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Seeds
3rd Grade, Science

• Mary Ruebusch
• McCurdy School

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Teacher Page
The students will use terms to describe the
germination of seeds and the life cycle of plants.
Students may work in partners and or record in
journals.
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Discuss each slide as you click through it.You
may want to record answers on the board.
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Seeds are time capsules for the future.
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New plants grow from seeds.
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When a seed starts to grow, it_____________.
germinates
Water and warmth cause the seed to germinate.
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Different seeds grow into different plants.
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Look at the ways seeds are different.
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Size
Color
Shape
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If you soak a seed overnight, it may start to
germinate.
What will it do?
It swells and starts to look bigger.
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With a partner, draw these steps in the life
cycle of a bean plant--
Seed
Seedling
Growing plant
Flowering plant
Dying plant
Seed
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The word cycle means circle.Explain how a life
cycle is like a circle.
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Seeds are amazing time capsules for the
future.What kinds of seeds have you seen?
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