Vocabulary: National Science Educational Standards » Term: Life science K- 4 » Records: Structure and function » ID: 563

Click image to see larger image	Brassica seeds
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Observations	Small, round, black Brassica seeds.
Explanations	All plants, including the Brassica plant, need water, sunlight, nutrients from soil, and carbon dioxide to grow and live.
California Standards	Plants use carbon dioxide and energy from sunlight Predictable life cycles
National Standards	Basic needs Parents and their offspring characteristics
Related NSF Exemplary Curriculum	New plants Growing things Plant growth and development Investigating plants
Related Sets	Brassica plant
Creative Commons License	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Public Domain License.
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Publisher	USDA Feb 28 2005

This material is based upon work that was supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0127164 to California State University Fullerton. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.