How Seeds Become Plants

How Seeds Become Plants
Publication Date: April, 2005
Type of Resource: Video/animation

This video by the ABC discusses the germination of seeds.

It that describes and explains the ways in which some seeds develop and grow into plants.

The associated web page includes the transcript of the audio and provides helpful guidance for teachers with a set of sound discussion questions to pose to students at each of the following times:

  1. Before viewing,
  2. As you view,
  3. After viewing, and
  4. Next steps.

This video would support student learning for Year 4 students being taught these concepts.

Australian Curriculum:
  • Year 3 > Science Understanding > Biological Sciences > Compare characteristics of living and non-living things and examine the... > AC9S3U01
  • Year 4 > Science Understanding > Biological Sciences > Living things have life cycles > ACSSU072