1. Walk-In Take out notebook, folder and pencil box.
Copy the question and answer in sentences:
What occurs during germination, and why is it so important?
Walk-In

2. During germination, the hard seed coat gets softened by water, so the seed splits open.
The new plant inside it begins to grow into a shoot or seedling.
Answer

3. Plant Personification Book
One plant’s life story…

4. Personification What root word do you hear in “personification”?
From your prior knowledge of language arts, what are the features of a personification story?
Personification

5. Write from the point of view of an object, as if you ARE the object!
Write in the FIRST PERSON, using words like I, me, myself, etc.
Use adjectives to make your writing interesting.
Use appropriate voice, to make your object sound believable!
Features

6. Plant Personfication Story
Pretend you are a seed about to germinate, and go through your life cycle.
Write about each stage of your life, working in the actual science details of each stage but also describing what you are feeling and going through.
Sound like a plant talking! Be humorous, dramatic, energetic, etc., but don’t just list science facts!
Save the top half of each page for an illustration.
Use the bottom half for writing.
UNDERLINE each science word and plant stage neatly with a HIGHLIGHTER.
Plant Personfication Story

7. Label your pages Cover page – title, your name, illustration
P. 1 – Germination
P. 2 – Sprout or seedling
P. 3 – Plant Growth
P. 4 – Flower buds and flowers
P. 5 – Pollination
P. 6 – Fruit or seed pod
P. 7 – Seed dispersal
Label your pages