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Because it paints the shell with bright stripes.

Because it teaches leaves to make their own food.

Because it protects the tiny parts hidden inside.

Because it breathes for the seed during growth.

The seed holds a tiny young plant already.

The root and leaf are growing outside now.

Sunlight is trapped inside the shell forever.

The seed is only a pebble with stripes.

No water, no air, and no warmth at all.

Only cold temperatures and no water at all.

Extra air but no water or warmth.

Water, air, and comfortable warmth around the seed.

Pebbles can sprout faster than real seeds can.

A pebble cannot grow into a living plant.

Pebbles hide embryos and stored food inside them.

A pebble can make new seeds each year.

Small early changes, not a full sunflower yet.

Many new seeds ready to plant again.

A tall adult plant with a big flower.

A finished life cycle from seed to seed.

1 of 10 : Why might Malik call the seed a treasure after learning more?

It will be tall and blooming by tomorrow morning.

It can grow and begin a new life cycle.

It is already showing leaves and roots outside now.

It is the only seed left in the garden.

2 of 10 : Why did Ms. Rivera use a picture model much larger than a real seed?

To make the seed look exciting and colorful.

To make the shell thicker for extra protection.

To show that seeds are bigger than pebbles.

To make tiny inside parts easier to see clearly.

3 of 10 : What is the embryo inside a seed?

A tiny young plant waiting to start growing.

The seed coat around the outside of it.

The adult sunflower ready to make seeds.

The stored food the seed uses at first.

4 of 10 : Why didn’t Nia see leaves or roots through the magnifying glass?

The seed had already finished its life cycle.

The parts fell off when the seed was dropped.

The young plant was still hidden inside the seed.

She picked up a pebble by mistake that time.

5 of 10 : What do green leaves do later for the growing plant?

Help it make its own food using light.

Keep the embryo asleep for many months.

Store extra water deep inside the seed.

Protect the shell from air and warmth.

6 of 10 : Which event happens just before making new sunflower seeds?

The seed immediately becomes new seeds without growing.

The seed stays dry and cold without air.

The seedling hides back under its seed coat.

The plant grows into an adult sunflower first.

7 of 10 : Why might not every seed grow into a plant?

Every single seed always grows without help.

Needed conditions like water or warmth may be missing.

Seeds refuse to grow when people watch closely.

Seeds only grow when painted with bright stripes.

8 of 10 : Which plan makes sense for what to look for tomorrow?

A tall sunflower with a big flower already.

The whole life cycle finished in one night.

Small early changes instead of a full flower.

Bright petals opening on a finished adult plant.

9 of 10 : What is the job of the seed coat?

Feeding the plant with sunlight and green leaves.

Protecting the parts that are inside the seed.

Making the seed smell sweet like a flower.

Teaching the roots where to grow downward.

10 of 10 : How can the life cycle continue after the first plant dies?

New seeds can grow into more sunflowers later.

The pot makes a new plant by itself later.

Old leaves change back into green seedlings again.

The empty pot turns into a living plant.

QiMeta • Grade 3 • Day 1 • 1

The Tiny Mystery

Read the night before Day 1 | A science story

“I found a treasure!” called.

hurried over. In his palm lay a small, striped sunflower seed. It had

fallen beside a pot in their school garden in .

“That?” Nia asked. “It looks like a tiny pebble.”

Their teacher, , smiled. “A pebble cannot grow leaves. A

might. Let’s solve its mystery.”

Nia peered through a . She saw a pale stripe and a

pointed end. No leaves. No roots.

“How could something this small become a tall sunflower?” she

wondered.

“The beginning is already inside,” Ms. Rivera said.

QiMeta • Grade 3 • Day 1 • 2

A Young Plant and Its Packed Lunch

This model shows a ’s inside parts. The drawing is much larger than a real seed.

opened a picture book about seeds.

“A is a covering that protects the parts inside,” she explained.

“A has an outer shell too.”

“Like a jacket?” asked.

“A protective jacket,” she said. “Inside the seed is an . That

means a tiny young plant.”

leaned closer to the picture. “So the plant begins small before we

can see a !”

“Yes. The seed also holds stored food. The young plant uses it as it

starts growing.”

“A packed lunch for a plant!” Malik said.

Nia laughed. “A very, very small lunch.”

“That’s a useful way to remember it,” said. “Later, green

leaves help the growing plant make its own food using light.”

QiMeta • Grade 3 • Day 1 • 3

A Mystery Worth Watching

: the stages it goes

through during its life.

“ a seedling, a young plant. It grows into an adult

. Later, the plant can make new seeds.”

“And those seeds can grow new sunflowers?” asked.

“If conditions are right. Not every seed grows. The original sunflower

eventually dies, but new plants can continue the cycle.”

looked at the empty pot. “Can ours grow by tomorrow?”

“A whole sunflower takes many weeks or months,” Ms. Rivera said.

“We’ll watch for small changes first.

.”

Nia carefully handed the seed to her teacher.

Now it looked less like a pebble and more like a mystery worth

watching.

She had one question ready for class: “Which part will appear first—a

root or a leaf?”

Bring Your Curiosity

What would you like to find out about a seed? Think of one question to share in class.

You do not need to plant or collect anything at home.