Week Two!

    This week, we learned about seed germination. We learned how the life of a plant begins as a seed. We also learned a lot about the different parts of a seed and how seed germination really works. We went through all of the different stages of germination in full and great detail. After we discussed how seed germination works, we began to talk about viruses. We talked about whether viruses were living or nonliving and how we can determine this. Prof. said how she believed viruses were non-living and we talked about the stages of viruses as well.

    I feel like I was able to relate some of this to what I had previously known. I feel like I remember learning about seed germination when I was in elementary or maybe even middle school. That was so long ago that I feel like I did not remember half of it. I also feel like I did not know how seed germination worked in depth as we talked about in class. I do not feel like I knew all of the stages of how it really works so it was a nice refresh of what I previously knew and a good learning opportunity for what I did not know. I feel like I did not know if a virus would be considered living or not. This was new knowledge to me so I am glad we went over it in class and I am more knowledgeable about the subject.

    I feel as though I can use seed germination very well in my future teachings. One way I can apply these teachings to my students is that I can grow seeds in class and students can observe how different things can affect the way a seed grows. I also can have my students dissect a seed so they can know the anatomy of a seed. I feel like hands-on learning is the best and most fun way to learn so I feel as though by doing this my students will get the most out of the process and really understand the content and have fun while doing it.