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Lesson 1: The Seed
Objective: The students will observe and manipulate a seed to
learn and recognize the parts of the seed.
Materials:
- Lima beans (enough beans to give one to each student)
- Plastic bag
- Paper towel
- Magnifying glass
- Parts of the seed worksheet
- Brown construction paper
Procedures:
- The night before of the lesson put lima beans in water.
- Pass a paper towel to each student.
- Pass a magnifying glass to each student.
- Give a lima bean to each student.
- Observe the seed coat (outer covering).
- Tell about the job of the coat. The coat of the seed
is to keep the and protect the seed food together (two parts of the seed)
- Tell the students that carefully remove the coat of the
bean.
- They will observe the food of the seed. The little
plant inside the seed will consume that food when starts to grow.
- Pull apart the two parts of the seed
- Use the magnifying glass to observe the little plant inside
the seed.
- Draw attention to the parts of the little plant, (leaves,
and root)
Conclusion:
- Pass the Part of the seed worksheet for the student to
color and cut.
- Pass the construction paper two per student. They
will trace the shape of the seed of the worksheet and cut it to put the seed
together.
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