1. Seeds Mary Ruebusch McCurdy School Click for teacher pages. 3rd Grade, Science

2. 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.

3. Discuss each slide as you click through it. You may want to record answers on the board.

4. Seeds are time capsules for the future.

5. New plants grow from seeds.

6. When a seed starts to grow, it_____________. Water and warmth cause the seed to germinate. germinates Click for the answer.

7. Different seeds grow into different plants.

8. Look at the ways seeds are different. Size Color Shape Click for answers.

9. If you soak a seed overnight, it may start to germinate. It swells and starts to look bigger. What will it do? Click for answers.

10. With a partner, draw these steps in the life cycle of a bean plant-- Seed Seedling Growing plant Flowering plant Dying plant Seed

11. The word cycle means circle. Explain how a life cycle is like a circle.

12. Seeds are amazing time capsules for the future. What kinds of seeds have you seen? The end