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Dandelion seeds floating in the wind © Michael Schwarzenberger, Pixabay

Design & Build a Travelling Seed

Students will work collaboratively to design and build models of seeds that can travel as far as possible.

Design & Build an Irrigation System

Students will work collaboratively to design and build a simple irrigation system that transports water to at least two plants from one source without leaking.

Water droplets on a dark, green leaf © Kyle Szegedi, Unsplash

Needs of Plants

Plants have specific needs - light, air, water, nutrients, and space - to survive and reproduce.

Tomatosphere™

Investigate the effects of outer space on seed germination with your class. Tomatosphere™ is a hands-on program that builds scientific inquiry and experimentation skills.

Seed Dispersal

Students develop and apply observing, comparing & contrasting, and sorting & classifying skills to investigate how seeds move from place to place.

Hand holding oak tree seeds © Valeria Boltneva, Pexels

Design & Build a Seed Saver

Students will work collaboratively to design and build a structure that will protect a seed from the elements.

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Design & Build a Travelling Seed

Design & Build an Irrigation System

Needs of Plants

Tomatosphere™

Seed Dispersal

Design & Build a Seed Saver