NATURE STUDY MADE EASY 



117 



SEEDS 



CLASS 40 pupils. 

 AGES 9 to 10. 

 TIME 30 minutes. 



f to teach parts of seeds. 



AIM 



[ to cultivate power of observation, love of nature. 



MATTER 



J The ripe ovule. 

 ' { baby plant. 



It contains 



METHOD AND ILLUSTRATION 



I. Collect seeds of bean, pea, melon, 

 peach, apple, etc. Soak over night to 

 soften. Each child should have a pin 

 to use in dissection. Bean : color, shape, 

 size ? Find scar where fastened to pod. 

 Is it rough or smooth? hard or soft? 

 Let class draw shape of bean. With pin 

 carefully raise skin. Do not injure baby 

 plant inside. How many coats ? Notice 

 little plant within. If planted, baby 

 would feed on thick coat, or cotyledon, 

 and send up into air a plumule, or stem 

 with two leaves ; and send down radicle, 

 or root, into earth. 



PEA, BEAN, AND WHEAT SPROUTING 



