Contributor: Stefani Allegretti. Lesson ID: 14066
Have you ever wondered where an apple comes from? How does a tiny seed turn into an apple? Get ready to learn how an apple tree grows from seed to fruit!
They're crunchy and juicy and come in so many colors!
Listen to the audio clip below and imagine biting into your favorite apple!
Go on an exciting adventure from seed to fruit and discover how apples grow.
Watch the video below to read along with the story How Do Apples Grow? by Jill McDonald.
As you watch, write down your observations — what you see — about how apple seeds, trees, and blossoms are connected.
Do your best to write down your observations from the story.
Great work following along with the story and writing down what you saw!
Now, look at the life cycle of an apple tree below.
Apple trees begin from a small seed hidden inside of an apple.
The seed grows into a sprout (a small, tiny apple tree), which then grows into an adult tree!
Look at how an apple tree grows in the picture above!
Ok, time to look more closely.
Nice guess! The apple blossoms turn into the apples.
You made a connection! The apple blossoms, or flowers, turn into apples that you get to eat!
So far, you have learned that an apple seed turns into a sprout or a small, tiny tree. Then, it grows into an adult apple tree.
The apple tree makes apple blossoms, or flowers, which turn into apples!
WOW!
However, one very important step happens before the apple blossoms turn into apples.
If you were thinking pollination, you were right!
Apple blossoms must be pollinated by an insect, usually a bee, to grow into apples!
Check out this bumblebee pollinating an apple blossom!
Great work learning about how apple trees grow.
Move to the Got It? section to see what you remember.