Students record the results of their observations to determine the needs of plants. Sort and classify seeds and examine the insides of seeds. Observe the sprouting of seeds as well as the growth and changes in young plants as they grow. Stems, stalks, and trunks provide support for and carry nutrients through the plant. Leaves help the plant utilize sunlight to make food for the plant.
Flowers produce seeds.
Describe the characteristics of and variations between living and nonliving things. Describe the life processes common to all living things. 2.1 Recognize that traits of living things are both inherited and acquired or learned. 2.2 Recognize that for humans and other living things, there is genetic continuity between generations. 3.1 Describe how the structures of plants and animals complement the environment of the plant or animal.