Seed Travelers

Animals spread seeds (burrs, berries, buried acorns), and so do wind and water.

Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.

What children learn in Level 58

Seeds need room to grow, away from their parent plant. So seeds travel! Many get help from animals.
A burr has tiny hooks. It sticks to a dog's fur or your socks, and falls off somewhere new.
Birds eat berries and fly away. Later, the seeds come out in their droppings, far from the plant.
Squirrels bury acorns to eat later. They forget some, and those acorns grow into new oak trees!
Other seeds ride the wind, like a dandelion's fluffy parachute, or float on water, like a coconut.
Try it with a grown-up! Put an old sock over your shoe and walk through a grassy field in fall. What seeds stick to it?

Georgia Standards of Excellence in Science:

S2L1.c — Construct an explanation of an animal’s role in dispersing seeds or in the pollination of plants.