Activities Examine the seeds and bulbs of a variety of plants and classify them by colour,shape, and size. Make observations and illustrate the changes the plants go through as they grow. Set up a class compost box to recycle plant material. Make a life chart of the child with photographs project his or her progress to adulthood. Compare the parts of a seed to an egg, noting similarities and differences using a chart or poster.
Amphibian eggs make excellent subjects for observation.
Physical Science Learning Outcomes WWW Resources 1. Students are given an opportunity to increase their understanding of the characteristics of objects and materials that they encounter daily. Through observation, manipulation, and classification of a variety of common objects, they identify the properties of these objects and reflect on their similarities and differences. They observe changes that occur over time, explore and describe the motion of these objects, did attempt to cause change in their motion. The parent displays a collection of items and begins to isolate a set, asking the student to identify the rule that they are using for sorting.