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How Seeds Spread

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National Profiles, Level 4, Science
Life and Living

  1. Discuss the way different plants spread their seeds (do not rely on natives at this stage)
  2. Explore the reasons why plants need to spread their seeds. Why can’t they just drop them right underneath the parent plant?
  3. Encourage students to handle a variety of seed pods and discuss the different ways plants spread their seeds
  4. Complete worksheet 1, ‘How Seeds Spread’

A student

  • Identifies events that affect the balance of life in an ecosystem
  • Explains the major systems of living things and the way that they function

Materials:

A large collection of different seeds and seed pods

Worksheet 1, ‘How Seeds Spread’

Working Scientifically

A student
  • Identifies the factors and controls that need to be considered in investigations and ways of achieving control
  • Collects and records information as accurately as the equipment permits and according to the purpose of the investigation
  • Draws conclusions based on the information gathered and the reasons for carrying out the investigation
  • Reviews findings to see if the conclusions are reasonable answers to the questions asked

 

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