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Question
How does a big plant grow from a tiny seed?
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Solution
The seed germinates to produce a seedling. The seedling absorbs water and nutrients from the ground and grows into a big plant.
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Plant your seeds
Take a clay pot or a tin can with a wide mouth. Make a small hole at the bottom of the can. Fill your can with soil. Put four or five seeds of the same kind in the soil and press them gently. Different groups can plant different kinds of seeds, such as mustard (sarson), fenugreek (methi), sesame (til) or coriander (dhania).
What was the difference in the height of the plant on the first and second day?
Which seeds took the most number of days for the stem to come out of the soil?
Which seeds did not grow at all? Why?
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Light seeds (check by blowing them).
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Do you know any games that you can play with seeds? Discuss with your friends.
Make a list of the different ways by which seeds are spread.
Reena has drawn this picture of the seed sprouted by her. What do you think the seeds need for sprouting? Write in your own words. How would Reena’s seeds look if they did not get the things needed? Show by drawing a picture.
