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A seed is a baby plant waiting to grow. See this for yourself. Seeds are all around us. Go on a seed search. Find at least 20 different seeds. Look outdoors. Look inside your house. Sort your seeds according to size. Are they all the same size? Are they all the same shape? Can you identify any of your seeds?

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Place your seeds in a little water. Do your seeds float or sink? Soak them for at least an hour (overnight is better). Carefully examine each seed. Look at each under a microscope or with a magnifying glass. What has happened to the outside of the seed (seed coat)? You will find that some of the seeds are made of two parts (cotyledon). These seeds are dicots. Some of the seeds are made of only one part (cotyledon). These seeds are monocots. Carefully open your seed and look inside. Do you see the baby plant (embryo)? You should be able to identify the tiny leaves, stem, and root of the plant. This chart will help you. 

Do any of your seeds
look like these?

Can you find any of these seeds in the picture? corn, beans, dandelion, watermelon, acorn, orange, maple, okra, cocklebur, peanut, zinnia, sunflower? Click on the picture for a bigger image.