LESSON 32

THE SEED AND ITS PARTS

1. Identify and
examine the parts
of a seed.
2. Distinguish monocot
and dicot seeds as
to its structures.

REVIE
W:

GUAVA TREE

Guess the name of

the plant and
identify if it is an
aquatic or a
terrestrial plant.

MANGROVE TREE

ROSES

LOTUS

CORN

QUESTION
S
1. What specialized structures do
the plants have?
2. Can you name some particular
plants
that grow in your school
surrounding? In your barangay?

QUESTIONS

1. Whats the magical thing

that jack traded for their
cow?
2. In real life have you seen
beans?
3. Did you know that beans
are
also called seed?

GROUP
ACTIVITY
DIRECTION:
1. Bring out the following materials:
4 saucers
5 bean seeds (soaked overnight)
1 lens (magnifying glass) per group
1 pencil
1 notebook
1 nail cutter

2. Get the bean seeds.

3. Remove the skin of the seeds.
4. Using the nail cutter, split the seeds
open.
( CAUTION: exercise caution in
handling sharp objects.)
5. In your notebook, draw and color
the parts of a seed.

6. Look inside the bean using a

hand lens and observe.
7. Draw the appearance of a monocot
and dicot seeds.
8. Count the parts of a seed.

GUIDE
QUESTIONS
1. When you looked inside the bean,
what have you observed?
2. How many parts of plants are
found inside the seed?
3. Can you name the three basic
parts of a seed?

Seed coat- protects the seed

from injuries and prevents it
from drying up.
Cotyledon provides the food
for the growth of the young
plant.
Embryo the young plant or
immature plant inside and it
will soon develop into a plant.

Endosperm is a source of the

stored food.
Plumule the part that develops
as the first leaves of the new
plant.
Radicle it is the part of the
seed that becomes the primary
root.

What is the
difference
between
monocot
seed to a
dicot seed?
Dicot seed
have two
cotyledons
while monocot
seed has only
one cotyledon

ACTIVITY:
1. Draw and label the parts of
the seed.
2. State the appearance and function
of each part.
3. Give the characteristics of:
a) Seed coat b) Embryo c) Cotyledon

REFERENCES:

1.
Science Teachers Guide
Grade 4
pages 143 149
2.
Science Learners Material
Grade 4
pages 126 - 127