Seeds

Games

• Plant A Garden - Plant seeds and watch them grow!
• Lorax's Save the Trees Game - Catch seeds in the bucket and then plant trees.

Lessons

• Is it Dust, Dirt, Dandruff or a Seed? - Detective Le Plant is trying to discover how a seed grows into a plant. He needs your help!
• Inside a Seed - Students will look inside a seed to discover the beginning of a plant.
• In What Direction do Seeds Grow? - Students predict and examine the direction seeds will grow and  learn about the effects gravity has on seeds and plants.

Projects

• Make a Seed Viewer - Detective Le Plant wants us to test his theories about seeds. Let's grow a seed in a plastic cup to see if he's correct!
• The Seed Within - What is the purpose of the seed coat?
• How do Seeds Travel? - Investigate how seeds travel.
• Pushy Seeds - Find out how strong seeds are with this activity.
• The Sprouting Seed Race - Children will observe and compare the growth rates of different seeds.
• Where Can Seeds Sprout? - Seed sprout in soil, of course. But can they also sprout in strange places? "Seed" for yourself!

Worksheets

• How Many Sunflower Seeds? - Glue sunflower seeds in the center of the flower. Start from circle #1
  in the center. Then fill out the number of seeds you have used each time.
• Help the Mice Match the Seeds - Match the seed to the plant it produces.