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From Seed to New Seeds

A bean seed in warm, damp soil swells and begins to grow. It becomes a leafy plant with flowers, and those flowers turn into pods full of new beans.

In the picture

  1. A bean seed lying in the soil: the start of a new plant
  2. A young sprout with two leaves and roots: the seed opening and growing
  3. A small white flower on the tall plant: the part that will become a pod
  4. A split green pod dropping beans: new seeds reaching the soil

Examples

  • Beans sprouting in a pot of soil on a windowsill
  • The small pips found inside an apple when you cut it open

Quiz: From Seed to New Seeds (Age 8)

  1. What does a bean seed need so it can swell and start to grow?

    • Warm, damp soil
    • Cold, dry sand
    • A sunny shelf with no soil
  2. On a bean plant, what does a flower turn into?

    • Another flower just like it
    • More roots to hold the plant down
    • A pod holding new beans
  3. A pod splits open and the beans fall to the soil. What can happen next?

    • The beans become part of the old plant
    • The beans turn back into flowers
    • The beans can grow into new plants, so it all starts again

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Nature, Age 8