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Week 09 · Babies and Grown-ups

Explorer Day

Explorer Day: Young and grown plants
// Like their parents, but not exactly
⏱ about 15 min

Explorer Day: Young and grown plants

Raven spots a tiny oak sprout.

Rocket spots a tall oak tree.

"Same leaf shape!" says Raven.

Nova glows. "Young and grown-up, side by side."

  1. Young ones look like their parents, but not exactly.
  2. A chick hatches from an egg.
  3. A tadpole has a tail and becomes a frog.
  4. A seed grows into a seedling.
  5. Young ones are smaller.
  6. Every living thing grows up.
◇ EXPLORER DAY PLANT HUNT
Walk the yard or park with your grown-up.
Find a big plant. A tree or a bush works.
Look near it for a tiny plant. Same kind?
Compare the leaves. Same shape?
Compare the size. Which is young?
Your grown-up writes what you found in your notebook.
Safety first
Look with your eyes only.
Do not pick or taste any plant.
Some plants can make skin itch.
Stay with your grown-up.
Wash your hands when you get home.
For a grown-up
Ask: how can you tell this one is young?
Ask: what is the same about the leaves?
Trees and their sprouts work well for this hunt.
Praise careful looking.
PLANT HUNT CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which plant is the young one?
What can you compare on two plants?
What did Raven and Rocket find?
SentenceTrue or false?
A sprout and its parent tree have the same leaf shape.?
You should pick the sprout to look closer.?
Every living thing grows up.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEYoung plants match their parents. We leave them to grow.
Draw the young plant next to the grown-up plant.

What a great plant hunt!

Next week you will see how seasons change.

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