Seeds in a Bag

The purpose of the assessment probe, in this chapter, is to elicit children's ideas about the needs of seeds. The probe is designed to find out if students recognize that when seeds are planted in soil, they need to take in water from the soil in order to sprout. It also points out developing ideas students may have about open and closed systems.

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