![]() Sculpt the plant life cycle in clayĬan’t grow a plant yourself? Sculpt one from clay instead! Watch this Claymation video for inspiration, then pull out the Play-Doh and get to work! 14. Learn more: Seed Coating Experiment at Gift of Curiosity 13. Seed coats provide protection, but what happens if you remove them? Go hands-on and find out in this interesting experiment. Discover why seeds have coats Gift of Curiosity Learn more: Sprouting Sweet Potatoes at Pre-K Pages 12. Not every plant needs seeds to reproduce! Grow a sweet potato to learn about a different kind of plant life cycle. Learn more: Watercress Growing at The Imagination Tree 11. Try growing it as “hair,” or sow the seeds to create patterns or letters. Watercress is fun to watch because it grows very quickly on damp cotton. Create living art with cress The Imagination Tree Learn more: Plant Dissection at Royal, Baloo, and Logi Bear Too 10. Bring in one plant and give each student a different part. Handy tip: You don’t need separate plants for every student. Using magnifying glasses and tweezers, students will dissect flowers or food plants to learn the different parts. Conduct a plant dissection experiment Royal Baloo Learn more: Seed Sorting at Montessori Nature 9. Older students can tackle advanced terms like cotyledon, monocot, and dicot. Little ones can learn simple vocab like root, sprout, and seedling. Sort sprouted seeds Montessori NatureĪs your seeds begin to grow, sort and draw the various stages. Learn more: Sprout House at Playdough to Plato 8. For this one, all you need is a sunny window (no soil required). This is another great idea for watching seeds sprout. Learn more: Germination Jars at How Wee Learn 7. ![]() Students will be able to see the roots form, the sprout take off, and the seedling reach for the sky! Grow a bean seed in wet paper towels up against the side of a glass jar. This is one of those classic plant life cycle activities every kid should try. ![]() Learn more: Plant Life Cycle Printables at We Are Teachers 6. Grab the free printables and watch this video to learn how to turn them into an interactive learning tool with paper plates. Spin a plant life cycle wheel We Are Teachers After this, kids will definitely want to see it happen for themselves! 5. Check out this time-lapse video that shows the fascinating details of how a plant’s root system grows quickly over the course of a few days.
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