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Goes to Seed

From The Magic School Bus · 1994

Goes to Seed
26 minK1st2nd3rdScience
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Summary

Ms. Frizzle hands over the class to a substitute, and Phoebe misses her old school's garden. The class explores how seeds grow into new plants.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

Ms.

  1. What does a seed need to start growing?
  2. What is the first part of a plant to appear?
  3. How does a tiny seed become a big plant?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: seed, sprout, root.

Try it: Plant a seed in a cup and predict, in order, what you'll see as it grows.