In this experiment, the students will learn how a seed changes into an edible vegetable.
Finally, to tie everything together the students will watch as a radish seed grows. The radish was chosen because it begins to grow quickly. The students will observe the seed as it begins to split open, sprout and transform into a radish. This is a way for the students to understand how food grows and changes. Most foods need to transform in order to be edible.
After the seed is placed in water and covered, the next day the seed will split and a small thin stem and a small leaf will begin to appear. As the stem begins to grow it will become red at one end and white at the other. After several more days, several small green leaves will appear and at the end of the stem you will notice white veins beginning to form.