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Week 08 · Fruits and Seeds on the Move

Friday

Seeds float on water
// How seeds travel
⏱ about 15 min

Friday: Seeds float on water

Rocket drops a dry bean into a bowl of water.

Plop! Raven asks, "What do you notice?"

Nova says, "Some seeds sail away. Some do not."

Seeds that float

Some plants grow near rivers and streams.

Many of these plants have seeds that float.

The water carries the seeds away.

Big seeds and small seeds can both float.

Four ways to travel

  • Wind: light seeds float or flutter.
  • Water: floating seeds sail away.
  • Fur and feathers: hooked seeds hitch a ride.
  • Eating: seeds travel inside animals.
WATER SEEDS
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What can carry floating seeds away?
Where do many floating-seed plants grow?
Can a big seed float?
Try it
Fill a bowl with water.
Drop in a dry bean.
Then drop in a dry pea and some rice.
Which ones float? Which ones sink?
Safety first
The seeds are for testing, not eating.
Wipe up spills so no one slips.
Wash your hands when you finish.
SeedFloat or sink?
Dry bean
Dry pea
Grain of rice
How does it travel?True or false?
A dandelion seed rides the wind.?
A hooked seed rides on fur.?
A floating seed rides the water.?
Seeds can only travel by wind.?
WHY THIS EXERCISESeeds travel by wind, water and animals.
MATCH THE SEED
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
A seed has tiny hooks. How will it travel?
A seed has fluffy bristles. How will it travel?
Bean check
Look at the marks on your strip.
Did your bean grow taller this week?
Draw a seed floating down a stream.

Word Spot review

Let us review this week's sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Once: O-N-C-E.

Open: O-P-E-N.

Over: O-V-E-R.

Move: M-O-V-E.

Try: T-R-Y.

Kind: K-I-N-D.

Hand: H-A-N-D.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
___ upon a time, a seed fell.
The flower will ___ in the sun.
The bird flew ___ the house.
Wind can ___ the leaves.

You found four ways seeds travel!

Tomorrow is Grow It Day. You will design your own seed.

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