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Seeds By Lynn M. Stone Summary This book tells about the growth and size of seeds. Activities 1. Language Arts Activity 1. Give each student a seed and then that student will write a story about what happens to that seed. The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss would be a good fiction story to introduce this idea. TEKS: Writing/Writing Process. Students use elements of the writing process (planning, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing) to compose text Write brief stories that include a beginning, middle, and end; 2. Math Activity 1. Bring in oranges, apples, or watermelons and have the students count the number of seeds in each. Then they can graph which fruit has the most seeds. Afterwards you could have a seed spitting contest and measure the distance of the spit. 2. Measure the seeds of various plants and then put them in order from biggest to smallest. Maybe they could predict if the plant will be big or small according to the size of the seed. TEKS: The student is expected to identify concrete models that approximate standard units of length and use them to measure length. The student is expected to construct picture graphs and bar-type graphs. 3. Science Activity 1. Collect a variety of seeds and display them for the students to look and guess what plant the seed will become. 2. Grow plants in paper towels to watch the seed and plant growth. You can also put the bags in different places to see which elements were important to the growth of a seed. 3. Make a chart about the seeds we eat and the seeds we don’t eat. TEKS: The student is expected to measure and compare organisms and objects and parts of organisms and objects, using standard and non-standard units. The student is expected to classify and sequence organisms, objects, and events based on properties and patterns. The student is expected to observe and record the functions of plant parts. Internet Resources Author’s recommended websites to visit: www.kathimitchell.com/plants.html www.picadome.fcps.net/lab/currl/plants/default.htm Other Web Resources This one shows short video clips of seeds being dispersed and when a seed starts to grow. Brain Pop Jr. has a seed video. Magic School Bus Goes to Seed This site gives a quiz over how the seeds are dispersed. Science experiment of walking through a field in socks and then planting the sock to see what grows. This site gives a step by step detective project about seeds. Spanish version is available. Short video about seeds in fruits. Literary Connections Robbins, Ken. Seeds. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2005. Krauss, Ruth. The Carrot Seed. Harper and Brothers, 1945. Activities by Renee Cobarruvias. |
