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What Plants Need to Grow

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What do seeds need in order to grow into plants? This presentation follows what happened every four days during a seed growth and observation study. Images compare how well two sets of seeds did under specific circumstances. Use this to inform your class or as an idea for a lesson you can do on your own.

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plant growth, plants, plant needs, plant life cycles, life cycles, seed growth, seeds, making observations

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plant growth, plant needs, scientific observation, seed growth, science
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Grade
K - 2nd
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Presentations
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For Teacher Use
Number of Slides
13
Instructional Strategy
Direct Instruction
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