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Why Is An Apple Like A Suitcase?

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Students examine a variety of fruit to discover that each has seeds. Through experimentation, they discover the role that fruit and seeds play in a plant's life cycle.

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K - 2nd
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Science
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Inquiry-Based Learning

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