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Lesson / Activity: Seeds that Fly
By Sally Biskupic
At a glance:
Children will examine a range of fruits and seeds of plants in an effort to determine how different flowering plants disperse their seeds.
They will attempt to identify the key characteristics of seeds that are dispersed by the wind.
(In the following lesson, students will use the attributes of seeds dispersed by the wind to design a seed casing for their own seed.)
Lesson outcomes
NSW Syllabus:
ST2-4WS investigates their questions and predictions by analysing collected data, suggesting explanations
for their findings, and communicating and reflecting on the processes undertaken.
ST3-4WS investigates by posing questions, including testable questions, making predictions and gathering
data to draw evidence-based conclusions and develop explanations.
ST2-7PW describes everyday interactions between objects that result from contact and non-contact forces.
ST3-13MW describes how the properties of materials determine their use for specific purposes.
ST2-10LW describes that living things have life cycles, can be distinguished from non-living things and
grouped, based on their observable features.
ST3-10LW describes how structural features and other adaptations of living things help them to survive in
their environment.
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