What Does a Seed What Does a Seed Need?Need?

RIP-ING@Science in Kaimuki ComplexRIP-ING@Science in Kaimuki Complex

Lynn MiyashiroLynn Miyashiro

Ala Wai ElementaryAla Wai Elementary

Adventures in KindergartenAdventures in Kindergarten

Learned about our five sensesLearned about our five senses Learned about living and nonliving thingsLearned about living and nonliving things

Animals have babiesAnimals have babies Plants have seedsPlants have seeds

Carved a pumpkinCarved a pumpkin Estimated how many seedsEstimated how many seeds Counted seeds by 10sCounted seeds by 10s

Dirt All AroundDirt All Around

Dirt was added to the area in front of our Dirt was added to the area in front of our classroomclassroom

People would sometimes walk in the dirt and People would sometimes walk in the dirt and track dirt or mud onto our sidewalktrack dirt or mud onto our sidewalk

Children noticed whenever new dirt/mud was Children noticed whenever new dirt/mud was tracked onto our sidewalk.tracked onto our sidewalk.

How could our sidewalk stay clean?How could our sidewalk stay clean?

Clean Sidewalk: How?Clean Sidewalk: How?

Remind friends to walk on the sidewalk.Remind friends to walk on the sidewalk. If it is muddy do not step in the mud.If it is muddy do not step in the mud. Grow grass.Grow grass.

It was taking a long time to grow…It was taking a long time to grow…

What Do Seeds Need to Grow?What Do Seeds Need to Grow?

Our Seed ExperimentOur Seed Experiment

Discussion/ObservationDiscussion/Observation

What do seeds need?What do seeds need? What if the seed What if the seed

doesn’t get doesn’t get everything it needs?everything it needs?

Our experiment Our experiment observations.observations.

Our results.Our results.

Next StepsNext Steps

After observing the seeds that were covered After observing the seeds that were covered grew and the plant was white, I asked why it grew and the plant was white, I asked why it was white. “Because there was no light!”was white. “Because there was no light!”

I asked what we should do with it now. “Leave I asked what we should do with it now. “Leave it in out in the light, maybe it will turn green.”it in out in the light, maybe it will turn green.”

We also continued watering the one that was We also continued watering the one that was in the refrigerator and kept it with the other in the refrigerator and kept it with the other plants.plants.

ChallengesChallenges

Got new students from split class so the start Got new students from split class so the start of RIP-ING was delayed.of RIP-ING was delayed.

By the time all new students were pre-tested, it By the time all new students were pre-tested, it was close to Parent/Teacher Conferences.was close to Parent/Teacher Conferences.

Shorter day because of Parent/Teacher Shorter day because of Parent/Teacher Conferences took away ideal time for RIP-Conferences took away ideal time for RIP-ING so we were rushed.ING so we were rushed.