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How does a seed become a plant? Simple, true plants facts for young children, each with a fun fact, a tiny activity and a question to talk about together.

Tap a question to reveal the answer, share the fun fact, try the tiny activity, then talk about it together.

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How does a seed become a plant? Revealexpand_more

A seed is like a tiny lunchbox with a baby plant inside. When it gets water, warmth and soil, the baby plant wakes up, pushes a little root down and a green shoot up, and slowly grows toward the light.

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Talk about itIf you planted a seed today, what would you hope it grows into?

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Did you know?Some seeds can wait years, even in a dry drawer, and still grow once they finally get water.

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Try itWrap a bean in a damp paper towel in a clear cup and watch over a few days as a tiny root and shoot appear.

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🌱🌞Why do plants need sunshine?🍃Why are leaves green?🌸Why do flowers smell nice?

🤖Still curious?Why do plants need soil to grow?arrow_forward

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Why do plants need sunshine? Revealexpand_more

Plants cannot go to the shop for food, so they make their own using sunlight. Their green leaves catch the light and mix it with water and air to make sugar, which is the plant's food and the reason it can grow.

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Talk about itWhat do you like to do when the sun is shining?

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Did you know?Almost all the food we eat starts with a plant catching sunlight, even the food that animals eat.

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Try itLeave one potted plant on a sunny windowsill and one in a dark cupboard for a few days. See which one stays happy and green.

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🌱🌱How does a seed become a plant?🍃Why are leaves green?🌞Why does the Sun feel warm?

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Why are leaves green? Revealexpand_more

Leaves are full of a green colour called chlorophyll, which is the part that catches sunlight to make the plant's food. There is so much of it that the whole leaf looks green to our eyes.

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Talk about itWhat is your favourite colour in nature, and where do you see it?

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Did you know?In autumn the green fades away in some trees, and hidden yellow and orange colours finally show through.

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Try itPress a green leaf hard onto white paper with your thumb. See the green smudge it leaves behind.

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🌱🌞Why do plants need sunshine?🍂Why do leaves fall in autumn?🌱How does a seed become a plant?

🤖Still curious?Why do leaves change colour in autumn?arrow_forward

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Why do flowers smell nice? Revealexpand_more

A flower's sweet smell is an invitation to bees, butterflies and other little visitors. The smell says come and taste my nectar, and while the visitors sip, they carry pollen from flower to flower and help new flowers grow.

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Talk about itWhat is a smell that always makes you happy?

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Did you know?Some flowers save their strongest smell for night, to call the moths that visit after dark.

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Try itSmell a few different flowers outside and see which one you like best. Do bees seem to like the same one?

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