Studio Red: daily do & draw 4/14

Dear Studio Red,

Today our do and draw will continue our seed research.  We were inspired by Will, who has continued the hunt for acorns!  On a video call with teachers he showed us a collection of acorns he found outside.  He noticed roots growing and then shriveling.  He noticed different colors, including red!  He and his brothers were going to try and plant them.  It is springtime and spring is the time that so many seeds begin to sprout.  We are not together to plant a garden at Lincoln Nursery School, but let’s do some planting together where we are now!  

Love, Lauri and Emily

Yesterday during our gathering we watched a video that told the story of a seed.  

If you would like to view it again, or watch it for the first time, click here.

daily do & draw

DO

How will you plant a seed?

Which seeds will you plant?  Will you find them in your kitchen, garage, yard or woods? Sometimes gardeners buy seeds at the store or save them from plants grown the previous year.

How many seeds will you plant? Most gardeners plant more than one seed, knowing that not all seeds will grow.  Do you remember this happening when Katie and Kieran planted some seeds in Studio Red?  The seeds that won’t grow are known as duds.

Where will you grow your seeds?  Will you plant your seeds outside or inside?

What tools will you use to plant your seeds? 

What materials do seeds need to grow?  We named some yesterday in our conversation: dirt or soil, water, light, warmth, and space.

DRAW

How will a chart help you record your experiment?

When we create an experiment, it is helpful to record information about what we notice as time passes.  Making notes of what we see changing or staying the same can help us understand more about our experiment and about our seeds.  There are many different tools scientists use to record their observations.  Today we invite you to use a chart to measure time and make notes about those elements we named as important for seed growth: water, dirt/soil, sun, warmth.  Print this chart or draw one of your own!