Activation Activity #2: Travelling Seeds
(due date: Wednesday September 27, 2023)

Read picture book: A Seed is Sleepy by Dianna Hutts Aston. Here is a link to a YouTube read aloud

Watch the video: Seed Mother Coming Home

Watch the video: Seed Dispersal by Explosion

This activation activity asks you to think about how seeds travel. Start by interacting with the How Seeds Travel PowerPoint Presentation by Farm Folk City Folk. You will find a short video and background information about seeds and how they survive travel.

Parents: when working with your young child, please refer to the Society Promoting Environmental Conservation PDF of Unit 2 Seed Travel and Seed Saving. Use this information as background when working with your child.

We would like families to modify the amount of printing depending on the age of your child/children. You can scribe/print for your child if needed.

Grades K/1/2

  • Go into your local garden or forest and collect samples of a variety of different seeds
  • Using the How Seeds Travel Table by the Society Promoting Environmental Conservation, categorize your seed collection, and draw or attach your seeds into the appropriate boxes

Grades 3/4

  • Go into your local garden or forest and collect samples of a variety of different seeds
  • Using the How Seeds Travel Table by the Society Promoting Environmental Conservation, categorize your seed collection, and draw or attach your seeds into the appropriate boxes
  • Write 3 to 5 sentences describing patterns you are noticing about the seeds in the categories

Grades 5/6/7/8

  • Go into your local garden or forest and collect samples of a variety of different seeds
  • Using the How Seeds Travel Table by the Society Promoting Environmental Conservation, categorize your seed collection, and draw or attach your seeds into the appropriate boxes
  • Write to describe any patterns you are noticing about the seeds in the categories
  • Complete the Seed Dispersal document PDF (2 pages) by the Chicago Botanic Garden