Second graders discover how plants — which can’t move — spread their seeds to new places using wind, water, and animals, and how bees and butterflies help plants make seeds through pollination.
Students will be able to…
Plants can’t walk, so how do their seeds travel far away to grow into new plants? And how do flowers get the help they need to make seeds in the first place?
Project this and match each way seeds spread to how it works — tap a way, then tap how it happens.
Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.
Plants can’t move — so how do their seeds travel far away?
Students investigate.
Students explain.
Students elaborate.
Students conclude.
Aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards (Grade 2 / Elementary Science).
Develop a model that mimics how plants depend on animals for seed dispersal and pollination.
Investigate what plants need to grow.
Observe the diversity of life in habitats.
Constructing explanations.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have families look for seeds outside and figure out how each one travels — does it float, fly, stick, or get eaten? A printable seed-travel sheet is in the Science library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.