Starting From Seeds

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Student Inquiry Guide

Student Written Report

Lesson Images
Burr Dendelion seed Pinto beans in a dish Kidney bean and mung bean
Burr Dandelion Seed 30X Magnification of Newspaper Color Picture Close-up of a kidney bean and a mung bean
Acorn Oak tree A variety of seeds A pea seed at 30X
Acorn Oak Tree A variety of seeds including pea, green bean, sunflower, corn, nasturtium zinnia and grass A pea seed with hilum at 30X
Split pinto Bean embryo at Pea embryo at 30X Seeds ready for germination
Whole pinto bean (left) and split bean (right) The embryo of a bean at 30X The embryo of a pea at 30X Seeds ready for germination
Bean at 30X Pea seed at 30X Student should label their seeds Bean after soaking overnight at 30X
A bean at 30X A pea seed at 30X Student should label their seeds 30X view of a bean after soaking overnight
30X view of a pea seed after soaking overnight Bean seed split in half Bean embryo at 30X Pea embryo at 30X
30X view of a pea seed after soaking overnight A bean seed split in half The embryo of a bean at 30X The embryo of a pea at 30X
Seeds after 2 days Seeds after 4 days hypogeneal Seeds diagram
Seeds after 2 days Seeds after 4 days The hypogeal germination of a pea (left) compared to the epigeal germination of a sunflower (right) Seed Diagram
Germination diagram
Germination Diagram