86 Plants: Supplemental Guide 3A | The Life Cycle of a Plant
- Literal Explain the life cycle of a plant.
[Have students use Response Card 2 while they tell about the life
cycle of a plant. Encourage students to use core vocabulary words:
germinate, seedling, mature plant, decay, etc., as well as temporal
words: first, next, then, finally.]- First, the seed germinates. Next, it sprouts into a seedling. Then, the
seedling grows into an adult or mature plant. The mature plant will make
more seeds from which new plants will grow. Finally, the mature plant
dies and decays and becomes nutrients in the soil.
- First, the seed germinates. Next, it sprouts into a seedling. Then, the
Complete Remainder of the Lesson Later in the Day