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Lesson 10: Plant Life Cycles

When we think of plants and how they reproduce, it is really such an amazing process! Many plants have seeds. God has created plants that produce seeds. Inside that seed is everything that is needed to grow an entire plant!

One easy way to prove this is to take a single butter bean and wrap it in a wet paper towel. Watch it over the next few days to see what happens. You have to be sure to keep it good and moist (try a Ziploc® bag).

Another way that plants reproduce is by budding. This means simply that you can cut a piece off the plant, put it in the dirt (or even water), and watch it grow into a brand new plant!

If you think about the way God designed the seasons, it is an incredible part of the reproduction process for plants. In the summer, they grow and produce fruits; in the fall, they prepare to rest after the harvest. In the winter, they are dormant (resting) and holding their seeds. The springtime is filled with water (which is EXACTLY what is needed to make the seeds sprout) to encourage those new plants!