Plant Parts

I apologize for being behind in posting. One of the things we've been busy doing is learning about the main parts of plants and the jobs each does. Here are some pictures from science time over the last couple of weeks. 

We observed seeds closely and noticed they are hard and dry and come in many different sizes, shapes, and colors. 

 

 

We soaked seeds overnight and then were able to open them up and see the parts of a seed (ask your child about the parts of a seed and the job each does!). 

 

 

We made sprouting bags which you may have seen come home recently. The students found it simply amazing to really see their seeds germinate, or "wake up," and sprout roots and a shoot. (It was difficult to resist loitering near the bulletin board where they were displayed in order to check out their status multiple times per day!)

 

We also did an experiment (and had quite a variety of interesting predictions about it in the beginning) with white flowers in red water to help us learn the job of a stem.