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A few weeks ago was Mrs. Taebpour's New Year, NowRuz. In our class, we grew a "Sabzeh" meaning “spring sprouts,” which symbolizes rebirth and renewal. During NowRuz, It is customary for families to germinate lentils and place them on a table as one of the 7 items that all start with the letter 'S.'
We have been busy since then conducting a lentil experiment and watching a Sabzeh grow!
We thought, what a wonderful connection to spring and plants!
What signs of spring can you see outside?!
First, we got a package of lentils.
AK - I think those are seeds.
J, Lds.– They look like Easter Eggs or little seeds.
M.O. - I wonder why they are different colours.
L.S. – I see seeds for the birds.
S.S. – I think they are beans.
D.V. – I wonder why they aren’t moving.
E.W. – I think it will turn into food.
S.Z. – I think it is burd food.
N.W. – I think it will grow into a fruit tree.
E.Z. - I think the will turn into oranges.
S.C. – I wonder why they are circle shaped?
G.F.F. – I think they are grass for the flowers.
A.G. - I wonder why they are small.
C.W. – I think they are pumpkin seeds.
A.L. (SK male) – I think they are apple tree seeds.
Next, we soaked the lentils in water.
Z.L. – I think they are going to crack and then turn into a little egg.
D.M. - I see some leaves on top (floating).
M.O. – I think they grow into a tree.
E.R. (JK) – I think a tree will grow
D.V. – I think they will open up and another will grow.
S.Z. – I think it will turn into a plant.
M.S. – I see different colours.
S.C. - I think they will crack open and there will be another lentil inside.
A.G. - I wonder if they are going to grow.
C.W. - I think it will get bigger
A.L. (SK female) – I see some are floating. I think they will turn into flowers.
J.L. (SK female) – I think they are darking now.
A.M. – I think they will get bigger.
V.R. – A flower. I see seeds.
E.R. (SK) - it might open and a plant will grow.
L.U. – I think they will turn into food.
D.M. - I see some leaves on top (floating).
M.O. – I think they grow into a tree.
E.R. (JK) – I think a tree will grow
D.V. – I think they will open up and another will grow.
S.Z. – I think it will turn into a plant.
M.S. – I see different colours.
S.C. - I think they will crack open and there will be another lentil inside.
A.G. - I wonder if they are going to grow.
C.W. - I think it will get bigger
A.L. (SK female) – I see some are floating. I think they will turn into flowers.
J.L. (SK female) – I think they are darking now.
A.M. – I think they will get bigger.
V.R. – A flower. I see seeds.
E.R. (SK) - it might open and a plant will grow.
L.U. – I think they will turn into food.
Then, we kept the lentils wet in a damp cloth.
S.C. – I wonder why the cloth is wet
A.G. – I wonder if they will grow.
A.L. (SK male) - I wonder why they have to be wet.
A.M. – I see they got bigger in the water.
L.U. – I see watered beans.
E.Z. – I think they will grow into plants.
Z.L. – Some look a little brown.
D.V. – I think they are getting bigger.
A.G. – I wonder if they will grow.
A.L. (SK male) - I wonder why they have to be wet.
A.M. – I see they got bigger in the water.
L.U. – I see watered beans.
E.Z. – I think they will grow into plants.
Z.L. – Some look a little brown.
D.V. – I think they are getting bigger.
Finally, we watched as the lentils began to sprout and grow!
M.O. - I see the lentil on the top.
A.L. (SK female) - I see green and white parts.
D.V. - I think they grow.
S.Z. - I think they look like spaghetti.
N.W. - I think they look like a spider.
A.M. - I think the green part came out on the weekend.
S.S. - I wonder if they cracked.
S.C. - I wonder if the white stuff is growing more.
C.W. - I wonder why some a white and some are green.
E.Z. - I wonder why the white parts aren't strait.
E.R. (JK) - I see green stuff.
S.Z. - They got big.
S.S. - I see the white part is underneath now.
S.C. - I see the lentils are getting bigger!
A.L. (SK male) - I see the roots.
J.L. (SK female) - I see leaves.
A.M. - They look really tall now.
J.Lds. - I think it looks like broccoli.
D.V. - I think the water helped it grow. L.U. - I think it looks like grass.
Z.L. - I wonder if it will grow a flower.
