1.08 Creating Artwork With Seeds
This is Lesson 1.8 (“Creating Artwork with Seeds”) from the Grow Your PALS Program Guide, part of the National FFA Mentoring Program’s Plants and Gardening unit. In this small-group lesson, students learn to define germination, identify the three basic parts of a seed (embryo, seed coat, and supply of nutrients), and explain how the young plant is fed by the seed’s stored nutrients, then complete a hands-on “Writing with Seeds” activity using quick-sprouting seeds.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Define germination.
- Identify the three basic parts of a seed.
- Explain how the young plant is 'fed' by materials from inside the seed.
- Time required
- 30 minutes
- Materials
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- PALS1.8.SG.TM.A – one per group
- PALS1.8.SG.TM.B – one per group
- Paper towel – one per student
- Quick Sprouting Seeds – large supply (number depends on type of seed used; enough for each student to create artwork)
- Squirt bottle filled with water – one per group of three students
- Writing Utensil
- PALS1.8.SG.AS.A – one per student
- PALS1.8.SG.ASSESS.A – one per student
- Unit
- Plants and Gardening
- Lesson Type
- Small Group
- Precepts
- J. Mental Growth — J2. Think creatively
- Resources
- www.indoorherbgarden.org
- Key Terms
- Germination
Downloads & Links
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- CS.01.01.01.a.Work productively with a group or independently.
- NL-ENG.K-12.12Applying Language Skills
- NS.K-4.3Life Science
- PS.01.03.01.aExplain the basic process of photosynthesis and its importance to life on Earth.