{"id":1722,"date":"2009-09-12T16:27:02","date_gmt":"2009-09-12T21:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/archives\/1722"},"modified":"2009-09-12T16:27:02","modified_gmt":"2009-09-12T21:27:02","slug":"teaching-life-science-with-childrens-literaturehow-a-seed-grows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/2009\/09\/12\/teaching-life-science-with-childrens-literaturehow-a-seed-grows\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Life Science with Children’s Literature:How a Seed Grows"},"content":{"rendered":"

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How a Seed Grows<\/a>, <\/em>written by Helene J. Jordan and illustrated by Loretta Krupinski begins by explaining the simple concept of what a seed is and what seeds can grow into.\u00a0 The book explains that some seeds grow very slowly like an oak tree seed and some seeds grow fast like a bean seed.\u00a0 Next, the book\u00a0conducts an experiment with twelve bean seeds which are\u00a0grown in eggshells.\u00a0 This experiment can easily be done in the classroom.\u00a0 The experiment emphasizes seeds need soil, sun, water and a place to grow.\u00a0 The purpose of the experiment is for students to dig up one seed on certain days to see what has developed.\u00a0 Students should be amazed on day six to see the root system growing and on day eight root hairs growing.\u00a0 After a number of days, shoots will push through the soil, then the leaves will appear.\u00a0 Krupinski illustrates each stage in the bean seed’s life so that the student will know what their seed should look like.\u00a0 This experiment offers young children the real life experience of watching a small seed grow into a real plant.<\/p>\n

Curriculum Connections<\/strong><\/p>\n

This book can be used as an introduction in kindergarten and first grade to study a plant’s life cycle and things that living plants need in order to grow.\u00a0 In Virginia, this book applies to SOL K.6a & b – living things change as they grow and they need food, water, and air to survive; plants and animals live and die “go through a life cycle” as well as 1.4a – plants need “food, air, water, light, and a place to grow”.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Additional Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n

How a Seed Grows<\/a> – Little Book is a printable mini-book that students can color and put together.
\nHow a Seed Grows<\/a> is an adorable Sesame Street Live Video demonstrating how a seed grows
\nInside A Seed<\/a>– a lesson plan designed to give students an inside look to discover the beginning of a plant.
\nBook: How A Seed Grows
\nAuthor: Helene J Jordan
\nIllustrator: Loretta Krupinski
\nPublisher: Harper Collins
\nPublication Date: 1992
\nPages: 32 pages
\nGrade Range: kg-2
\nISBN: 978-006441079<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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