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    How Many Seeds in An Apple?: Objectives

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    This document provides instructions for an activity where students will estimate the number of seeds in different types of apples by following the scientific method. Students will form hypotheses, dissect and count the seeds from samples of four different apples, record their results, and draw conclusions on whether all apples contain the same number of seeds. The activity aims to teach students about the life cycle of plants and using experiments to test hypotheses.

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    How Many Seeds in

    an Apple?

    Objectives:
    Students will follow the scientific method to estimate the number of seeds in an apple.
    Essential Questions:
    What is the importance of the stages in the life cycle of an edible plant?
    Does every apple have the same number of seeds?
    Vocabulary:
    skin
    flesh
    core
    carpels
    seeds
    hypothesis
    Duration
    One 45-minute class period
    Materials (Per Group):
    four types of apples, sliced and placed in cups labeled Apple #1, #2, #3, #4
    plastic knife or metal spoon
    paper plates
    How Many Seeds in an Apple (worksheet)?
    Apple Parts worksheet
    Anticipatory Set:
    Dissect an apple and discuss its parts.
    Distribute Apple Parts worksheet. The students will fill in the worksheet. Note: This chart
    may be used on a SMART Board as a drag and drop activity.
    Check BrainPOP for a video.
    Procedure:
    1. Divide the class into groups.
    2. Distribute the worksheet.
    3. The students will develop hypotheses that predict if every apple has the same number of
    seeds. They will write their hypotheses on the worksheet.
    4. Distribute the cups of sliced apples to each group.
    5. The students will use plastic knives to remove seeds.
    6. The students will count and record the number of seeds in each apple.
    7. The students will write a conclusion on the worksheet that answers if every apple has the
    same number of seeds.

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    Introduction:
    1. Review the scientific method.
    2. Remind the students that they will make predictions, or hypotheses, and then gather data to
    determine if their hypotheses are correct.
    Modeling:
    Review the parts of an apple.
    Display and discuss the types of Pennsylvania apples.
    Ask the students, Do you think that all types of apples have the same number of seeds?
    Guided Practice:
    Demonstrate how to remove the seeds from an apple using a plastic knife or metal spoon.
    Independent Practice:
    The students will write their own hypotheses.
    The students will work as a group to complete the experiment.
    The students will remove the seeds from the four apples and record the results.
    The students will write their own conclusions.
    Closure:
    Compare the class data orally or using a line plot.
    Assessment:
    Formative: Teacher will observe and note if the students are able to formulate hypotheses and
    follow the scientific method in conducting this experiment.
    Summative: Students should be able to draw conclusions from their experimental data and
    complete How Many Seeds in an Apple (worksheet)?
    Related Materials and Resources:
    Pennsylvania Apples Variety Chart and website:
    http://www.pennsylvaniaapples.org/AllAboutApples/PAAppleVarieties.aspx
    Accommodations and Adaptations:
    Teacher may provide a sentence frame for formulating a hypothesis, i.e. If ________, then
    _______.
    Grades K-2

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    Common Core Standards:


    Science:
    3.1.K.A3 Observe, compare, and describe stages of life cycles for plants and/or animals.
    3.1.K.A9 Ask questions about objects, organisms, and events. Understand that all scientific
    investigations involve asking and answering questions and comparing the answer with what is
    already known. Plan and conduct a simple investigation and understand that different questions
    require different kinds of investigations. Use simple equipment (tools and other technologies) to
    gather data and understand that this allows scientists to collect more information than relying only
    on their senses to gather information. Use data/evidence to construct explanations and understand
    that scientists develop explanations based on their evidence and compare them with their current
    scientific knowledge.
    CC.1.2.4.J Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate conversational, general academic,
    and domain specific words and phrases, including those that signal precise actions, emotions,
    and states of being that are basic to a particular topic.
    CC.1.4.5.I Provide reasons that are supported by facts and details; draw from credible
    sources.

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