Seed to Sprout

A seed needs water and warmth to sprout.

Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.

What children learn in Level 54

To sprout, a seed needs water and warmth. It soaks up water, swells, and its coat splits open.
The root comes out first and grows down. Then the shoot grows up, toward the light.
A class tested beans on paper towels. The beans on the wet towel sprouted. The ones on the dry towel didn't. So seeds need water!
Seeds don't need soil or light to sprout: the stored food feeds them. But to keep growing, a young plant needs sunlight, water, air, and soil.
Try it with a grown-up! Put a few beans on a wet paper towel inside a clear bag. Tape it to a window. Check it every day. When do you see a root?

Georgia Standards of Excellence in Science:

S2L1.b — Plan and carry out an investigation of the life cycle of a plant by growing a plant from a seed and by recording changes over a period of time.