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Do and Learn

Sprouting Seeds

Learn how a new baby plant grows from a seed.

You Need:

Tissue paper, a plastic cup or a container, a few fast-sprouting seeds (peas, beans, chickpeas,
sweetcorn), aluminium foil

What to Do:

• Put some crumpled tissue papers in the
plastic cup or container.

• Sprinkle enough water on the tissues
to make them moist.
• Put the seeds around the outside of the
tissues carefully. You should be able to

observe the seeds through the container.
• Cover the container with the aluminium foil and keep it in a warm place.

• Keep the tissues moist.
• Observe the seeds everyday.

Enjoy watching your seeds sprouting...

Project Time

1. Collect pictures of diff erent
kinds of seeds seen at home.
Paste them in your scrapbook.

Group Activity 2. Collect diff erent types and
shapes of leaves. Dip them in
Form groups of 8–10 students them on a chart paper to create
colour of your choice and press
and prepare a play/drama on diff erent leaf designs. Also, fi nd

‘Save the Trees’ . which they belong.
out the names of the plants to

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