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SPRING

Seeds and Water
Children will grow a plant.

Lesson Objective
The children will conduct an experiment to determine the importance water plays in growing seeds.
(Science) Science
What You'll Need
- Small resealable plastic bags – 2 per child
- Sunflower seeds – 2 per child
- Tape
- Half sheets of paper towels – 2 per child
- Small paper plates
- Magnifying glasses – 1 per children
What To Do
Note: This experiment will take about 1 week to complete.
- Label the bags with the children’s names, two bags per child.
- Display the sunflower seeds. Ask children if they know what they are.
- Ask children if they know what a seed needs in order to grow.
- Give each child a seed on a plate and a magnifying glass. Encourage the children to examine the seeds with a magnifying glass. Ask the children what they notice about the seeds.
- Explain that they will be learning about how water affects seeds.
- For each child, in one bag, place one seed and a wet half sheet of paper towel. Seal the bags.
- In the other bag, place one seed and a dry half sheet of paper towel. Seal the bags.
- Use tape to attach the bags to a sunny window.
- Ask the children to make predictions about what will happen to the seeds.
- Check the seeds daily. Record the children’s observations.
- The seeds that were in the wet paper towel will have germinated. The seeds that had a dry paper towel will not have germinated.
Resources
Home School Resources
Home educators: use these printable lesson PDFs to teach this lesson to your home schoolers. They're available in English and Spanish.
Content Provided By
Common Core State Standards Initiative – These lessons are aligned with the Common Core State Standards ("CCSS"). The CCSS provide a consistent, clear understanding of the concepts and skills children are expected to learn and guide teachers to provide their students with opportunities to gain these important skills and foundational knowledge [1]. (External) Visit the CCSS