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Seeds - Lessons

“Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.”  Kahlil Gibran

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Dispersal

Our seed-related activities focus on collecting seeds in the fall and packaging seeds in the winter.  We collect seeds in October since this is the time the majority of our favorite seed-collecting plants have reached the seed stage of their life cycle.  Packaged seeds are used in Granny's Seed Sharing Program which offers seeds to teachers and developers of new school garden programs when they attend workshops and training with Granny’s Garden School.  Students also package seeds to use in the spring planting season. 

Grade Lesson

Description

1 Seed Dispersal and Collection Seed collection is used to discuss the interdependence of plants and animals and how seasonal changes affect them.
1 Packaging Seeds to Measure Weight Students package seeds to use in the upcoming spring season following an investigation to compare weights of the same volume.
2 Plant Life Cycle with Seed Dispersal and Collection Students collect seeds as they discuss seasonal changes of plants and how plants and animals depend on each other for survival.
2 Using Seed Patterns to Make Predictions Students use seeds to find an addition pattern in increasing lengths and package seeds for the upcoming spring season.
3 Connecting Kids to the Community Students use seed collecting and Granny's Seed Sharing Project to reinforce the ideas of citizenship and volunteerism in a community.
3 Packaging Seeds to Investigate Weight and Volume Students package seeds to use in the upcoming spring season following an investigation to understand the difference between weight and volume.
4 Plant Life Cycle with Seed Dispersal and Seed Collection Seed collection is used to discuss plant life cycles and interdependence of plants and animals. 
4 Packaging Seeds to Measure Mass, Weight, and Volume Students package seeds to use in the upcoming spring season following an investigation to understand the difference between mass and volume.
 
"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant."  Robert Louis Stevenson
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