Grades 2–4
How a Bee Pollinates a Flower
Number the five steps of pollination in order, then draw a bee carrying pollen.
Science worksheet · Flowers, seeds and photosynthesis
How Do Seeds Travel?
Sort nine seeds by how they travel to a new place: wind, water or animals.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–4
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Flowers and pollination, Seeds, Photosynthesis
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Plants cannot walk, so their seeds travel to new places to grow. Some blow in the wind, some float on water and some ride on animals or get eaten and dropped far away.
- Write each seed under the way it travels.
- Invent a seed. How would it travel?
Words on this sheet
coconutWindWaterAnimals
Teacher tip
Bring in dandelion seeds, burrs and a coconut photo.
How to use it
- Take apart a real flower with tweezers.
- Show seeds that fly, stick or float.
- Let partners compare answers and settle any differences with a book or a video.
Watch for
Plants don’t eat soil. They make food from light, air and water.
Talk about it
- How do seeds get to new places?
- What question do you still have?
Take it further
Plant a pollinator garden in a pot by the window.
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