How Plants Grow & How Seeds Travel

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Important VocabularySeed—a structure that can grow into a new

plant.

Embryo—a young plant

Germinate—to begin to grow

Flower—a plant structure that makes seeds.

Pollination—the movement of pollen from the male part to the female part of the plant.

Fruit—structure that holds seeds

What does a seed need to grow?

1. Water

2. Space

3. Sunlight

4. Soil

Seeds contain new plants*A seed is the start of a new plant

*The have different shapes, sizes and colors

*Flowers make seeds

*Covered in a seed coat to protect and keeps tiny leaves and root inside

*Contains food for the new plant

Stage 1Stage 1 A seed is planted in the soil.

Stage 2Stage 2 The seed germinates. Roots start

growing down into the soil.

Stage 3Stage 3 The roots grow longer and a stem

pushes up out of the ground.

How does a plant grow?

Stage 4Stage 4 The plant grows leaves and

starts to make its own food.

Stage 5Stage 5 Full-grown plant

Leaves, stems, flowers and roots

Now it can reproduce and make new seeds

A flower has 2 parts that help it make seeds, a male and female part.

The male part makes pollen.

The female part makes tiny eggs.

When the two parts come together, a seed can form.

How does a plant make seeds?

In your group put the following plant stages in order. Use your strips.

*The roots grow longer and the stem pushes up out of the soil.

*Full grown plant. Now it can reproduce and make seeds.

*The seed germinates and roots start growing down into the soil.

*The plant grows leaves and starts to make its own food.

*A seed is planted in the soil.

Review!!!!

1. A seed is planted in the soil.

2. The seed germinates and roots start growing down into the soil.

3. The roots grow longer and the stem pushes up out of the soil.

4. The plant grows leaves and starts to make its own food.

5. Full grown plant. Now it can reproduce and make seeds.

Check your work!!!!

Let’s see a seed in action

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6M_y9Q1kEQ&feature=player_detailpage

This is a video of a radish seed from seed to harvest in 33 days.

seeds stick to socks

stick to animal fur

seeds blow in the wind

How do seeds travel?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls6wTeT2cKA&feature=player_detailpage

This is a link to a video that reads Eric Carle’s The Tiny Seed. This video is 10 minutes.

Let’s observe a seed

Each group will be given a water soaked seed. You will need to do the following:

1.Observe the outside of the seed and write your observations in your journal.2.Gently open the seed. If you need help, raise your hand.3.Observe what you see on the inside of the seed. Write your observations in your journal and make a sketch of the inside.4.Using your book, label the parts of the seed on your sketch.

Thumbs up/Thumbs DownIf the statement is true=Thumbs up

If the statement is false=Thumbs down

1. A seed is a structure that can grow into a new plant.

Thumbs up!Great job!

Thumbs up/Thumbs Down2. The purpose of fruit is to taste good.

Thumbs down!Great job!

The fruit holds and protects the seeds of a plant.

Thumbs up/Thumbs Down3. The embryo comes out of the seed and the

young plant is known as an adult.

Thumbs down!Great job!

A young plant is called an seedling. A seedling can grow

into an adult plant.

Thumbs up/Thumbs Down4. Seed can travel through the wind, on

animals, or even on your socks.

Thumbs up!Great job!

True-False-Prove ItWhen you get your True-False Prove it worksheet. You will read each statement. After each statement you will check the true or false box. You will need to look in your book for the page to prove it. Do not just write the page number, justify it in words.

Example: A flower is just to make a flower pretty.This statement is false.You will find this on page 82. It says that; Flowers look pretty and smell sweet. They also do an important job. A flower is a plant structure that makes seeds.