About Our Project

        The Story of the Seed is a year-long project that is designed by Mr. Bursch from Willow Glen High School, where students track the life of a plant, from a tiny seed to a large plant. Students are put into groups, with each group receiving a seed of a cultivar of Brassica oleracea (Kale, Cabbage, Brussels Sprouts, etc.) The seeds are then germinated in moist paper towels during the first experiment of the year. Some time after the seeds have sprouted, the groups are then to transplant their healthiest seeds into trays of soil where they are placed under growth lights to grow larger before putting them into one of the raised beds in the school's main garden. After the plants have been transplanted the students in each group are to monitor the growth of their plants.