1.01 Rain, Rain Don’t Go Away…Germinate My Seeds Today
This is Lesson 1.1 (“Rain, Rain Don’t Go Away… Germinate My Seeds Today!”) of the Plants and Gardening unit in the Grow Your PALS Program Guide, part of The National FFA Mentoring Program. Through teacher-led discussion and two hands-on experiments, students learn that water is required for seed germination and observe and describe the differences among edible seeds, with a closing flower-puzzle review activity. It is designed as a large-group lesson with a scripted facilitator guide, transparency masters, an assessment, and answer key.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Understand water is required for germination.
- Observe and describe the differences in edible seeds.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes.
- Grade level
- K-4
- Materials
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- Four small containers with lids
- Cotton balls
- Quick-sprouting seeds (try cress seeds)
- Marker
- Saucer or plate
- Paper towels
- Variety of edible seeds (dried beans, chickpeas, mung beans, rice or lentils)
- Bag of lima bean seeds – one per student
- White computer paper – two sheets per student
- Writing utensils – one per student
- Glue sticks – one per student
- Writing surface (board/white board/large easel pad)
- Chalk/markers/white board markers
- PALS1.1.LG.TM.A-C – one per class
- PALS1.1.LG.AS.A – one per student
- PALS1.1.LG.ASSESS.A
- Unit
- Plants and Gardening
- Lesson Type
- Large Group
- Key Terms
- Germination, Edible
- Precepts
- G. Physical Growth — G1. Practice healthy eating habits
- Resources
- None Available
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K-12.12Applying Language Skills
- NL-ENG.K-12.3Evaluation Strategies — Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts.
- NS.K-4.3Life Science
- NS.K-4.6Science in Personal and Social Perspectives
- PS.02.02.01.c.Formulate and prepare growing media for specific plants or crops.