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Elementary science worksheet with reading passage about how seeds become trees and three multiple-choice comprehension questions.
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How Do Tiny Seeds Turn Into Giant Trees?

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This printable science worksheet introduces early elementary students to how seeds grow into trees. A short passage explains that seeds contain instructions (code) that determine what kind of tree will grow—an acorn becomes an oak, a pine nut becomes a pine, and a redwood seed becomes a redwood. Students answer three multiple-choice comprehension questions. Useful for plant-life-cycle units, science centers, or homework.

Subject:
Science
Topic:
Plants
Grade Level:
1st – 3rd Grades
Updated May 2026

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  • Code : a set of instructions

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