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    What is a Food Desert?

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    It all begins with a seed and this article dives deep into the 5 primary parts of the seed that make it all possible.

What’s Inside

What’s Inside

With one hand tied behind my back
Lesson: 1.2
Level:
Advanced
Station: Seed Starting
Format: Experiment
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Advanced Lesson 1.2 What's Inside?

Lesson Overview

Though a seed is often a small compact unit it still contains a concert of working parts each doing it's specific job. This lesson challenges students to remove a single part to witness how it affects development.

Teach the Teacher

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Method

All parts of a seed work together. A mature plant can survive the loss of root structure, leaves or even a few branches.

How would the removal of any one part of the seed’s anatomy affect its development? Would the sprout be unscathed, experience stunted growth, or perhaps expire altogether?

Develop a hypothesis, or perhaps set of hypotheses, and then prove through experimentation.

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Now that you’ve completed the Advanced Lesson, just remember that you can always revisit the Beginner and Intermeidate Lessons as needed.

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