Soaking Seeds!

This week in science we are learning about seeds and plants.
We are using our science notebooks, too. Scientists keep careful records, and we are scientists!


First we learned how to use a hand lense to make observations. You can either move the hand lense and keep the object still, or move the object and keep the hand lense still.

We first observed a lima bean.  We used our five senses to observe the seed and record the seed's:

ODOR
COLOR
SIZE
TEXTURE
SHAPE

We recorded the observation on a chart. Then we traced and measured the seed.

Next we put our seeds in a contianer of water.  What would happen to the seeds after they were left soaking overnight? We made predictions in our notebooks. 

The next day we saw that the seeds had changed color, had grown in size, and we were even able to pry them open.  We learned about the parts of the seed (like the seed coat), and marked the observations in our notebook.  

We loved being scientists today!

Next week we will plant some seeds!