Each child will get some seeds, a paper towel and cup to put your seeds in. Let's cut open one of the bean seeds and see what is inside. Around each tiny plant is food. The plant is resting now and it can stay this way for a long time. The roots take in water and nutrients from the soil.
Water travels up roots to the rest of the plant.
A green plant makes food in the leaves. It uses sunlight to help make its food. It will turn pale, wilt, and die. Some plants have flowers. Fruit grows from part inside the fruit.