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Conservation

Module 6: Seeds and seed dispersal

The focus here is on the different types of seed dispersal (e.g. wind, animals, water) and how dispersal is connected to form and function.
The children are asked to observe the different form / shapes of seeds (and fruits) and make hypotheses about the specific dispersal mechanism.
They then make simple models based on their hypotheses using a range of materials.

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  MG Conservation M6 Seeds models.pdf
  MG Conservation M6 Seed structure & arrows.pdf
  MG Conservation M6 Seeds models for white board.ppt

• Introduction
• Module 1 Plant vocabulary
• Module 2 Plants grow
• Module 3 ‘Will I survive?’ Extinction Game
• Module 4 A quest for threatened plants
• Module 5 Come and see it!
• Module 6 Seeds and seed dispersal
• Module 7 How to germinate seeds (1-3)
• Module 8 Observing and scoring germination
• Module 9 A world of plants (Botanic Garden)
• Module 10 A new ski run? (Botanic Garden)
• Module 11 Young guides grow (Botanic Garden)