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In this lesson, students identify the pattern that young plants are similar to their parent plants. In the activity, Mixed-up Plants, students observe three seedlings and three adult plants and use their observations to match each seedling to its adult counterpart.
Preview activity| Look for Clues printout | 1 per student |
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Crayons
We suggest green, yellow, orange, brown, and pink.
Colored pencils or markers will also work.
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Details
5 per student
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We suggest students work in pairs so that they can discuss their ideas. Homeschool students can work on their own.
Student slideshow: English | Spanish
Teacher printout: English & Spanish
After you complete the lesson and activity, try this extension.
These online books tell simple stories in words and pictures. Narration in English is available for each book.
The Life of a Seed – The story of a seed in words and photos.
Garden Giants — Watch a sunflower grow from a tiny seed to a towering giant.
Pick a Pumpkin — Come along on a visit to a pumpkin patch.
Look! — Examples of how scientists learn by looking!
After you complete the lesson and activity, try this extension.
Go for a Leaf Walk
To figure out which seedling was which, your students looked at the shapes of leaves. Take a nature walk to extend that lesson and discover more about leaves.
Before the walk, tell students that you won’t be picking leaves. You can examine fallen leaves or leaves that are still on the plant. Encourage students to use all their senses when they consider a leaf. Do all the leaves feel the same? Do they all smell the same? How many different kinds of leaves can you spot?
Make sure you and your students know how to identify and avoid plants like poison ivy and poison oak before the walk!
After you complete the lesson and activity, try this extension.
Mystery Seedlings: Watch Seeds Grow
You can recreate Esther's dilemma in your classroom and have your students observe seedlings to guess what adult plants they'll grow up to be!
All you need are some seeds, paper towels, cups, and water. Print-out and follow our instructions here.
You can repeat this challenge multiple times throughout the year to provide your students with multiple opportunities to practice their observation skills!
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