Technology Center

Watch a PEEP live-action video with a focus on plants as food.

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Materials

Play this video in the Technology Center on the day indicated:

Day 2

Planting Project (1:30)

The kids start a planting project. They plant tomato and sunflower seeds. What will happen as the seeds take root? Will they sprout? How tall will they get?

Directions

The PEEP live-action videos that focus on plants as food should be made available after children have been introduced to them in a Morning Circle activity. Based on the recommendations of NAEYC and the American Pediatric Association, the Technology Center should only be used by children older than two.

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