Experimenting with Seeds

From Peep and the Big Wide World · 2011

Experimenting with Seeds
2 minPre-KKScience
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Summary

A 90-second live-action clip from "Peep and the Big Wide World": real children explore what plants need to grow and change. A quick, concrete demo to pair with a circle-time investigation.

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All ages

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Discussion questions

Discussion

"Experimenting with Seeds" invites young scientists to explore what plants need to grow and change.

  1. What did the plant or seed need in the story?
  2. What do you think would happen without water or sunlight?
  3. How does a plant change as it grows?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: seed, plant, grow, water, sunlight.

Try it: Plant a bean seed in a cup of soil by a window. Water it and watch for a sprout over the next week or two.