Think about other living things in our world. Do baby animals look like their parents? What variations can we observe? Do seeds grow to look exactly like the parent plant, or is there some variation? Grade 1 students investigate.
Looking at the traits of sunflowers in our garden, we note variations and choose one favorite flower to harvest seeds from. Students choose the tallest sunflower in the garden! We will plant its seeds next spring. We are curious if they will grow to be as tall as the parent plant, or if there will be some variation in the height of our sunflowers. Onward!