Look and wonder
Notice, Think, Wonder
Study a strange little alien, then sort your ideas into what you notice, what you think and what you wonder.
Thinking sheet · Look and wonder
How Do Seeds Travel?
Seeds can’t walk, so how do they get around? Guess how four seeds travel, then draw a seed of your own design.
- Grades
- 1–4
- Time
- about 20 minutes
- Topic
- Look and wonder
- Kids practice
- plant science, making predictions, design thinking
What kids do
“Plants send their seeds on trips. How does each one get there?”
- How do you think each seed travels?
- Design a seed that travels a brand-new way
- My seed travels by…
How to run it
- Show real seeds if you can: a dandelion head, a maple “helicopter”, a burr.
- Some seeds use more than one way, so more than one tick is fine.
- Check the guesses together at the end.
Talk about it
- Why would a plant want its seeds to go far away?
- Have you ever carried a seed without knowing it?
- Which seed would win a long-distance race?
Take it further
Go on a walk and collect three seeds. Sort them by how they travel.
Pairs well with
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