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Seeds, Miraculous Seeds

Students dissect seeds, identify the anatomy and function of seed parts, and classify seeds as monocots or dicots.

Grades
3 – 5
Estimated Time
Three 30-minute sessions plus 1 week of observation
Updated
January 24, 2023

Background

Lesson Activities

Credits

Author

Debra Spielmaker | Utah Agriculture in the Classroom

Standards

National Content Area Standards

  • Science
    • 3-LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
      • 3-LS1-1: Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.
    • 4-LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
      • 4-LS1-1: Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.
    • 5-LS1: From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
      • 5-LS1-1: Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water.