Friday, October 5, 2012

Seed Collection & Dispersal

Magnified weed seed that travels by sticking to animal hair.

Seed Activities:
  • Collected seeds (dill, coriander, Echinacea, Cosmos, & marigold) from garden to plant next year
  • Field trip to Mac's farm to observe soybean combine harvesting
  • "Seed Dispersal" puppet show (Hands-on Nature by Lingelbach & Purcell)
  • Seed Examination:  looked at various seeds with magnifying lenses, experimented to determine which seeds float/sink in water and which seeds float in the air

Books:  The Tiny Seed by Carle;  What Kinds of Seeds are These? by Roemer;  From Seed to Plant by Gibbons

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