Seed Dispersal

Plants make seeds that can grow into new plants, but if the seeds just fall to the ground under the parent plant, they might not get enough sun, water or nutrients from the soil. Because plants cannot walk around and take their seeds to other places, they have methods to disperse (move) their seeds. The most common methods are wind, water, animals, explosion and fire. In this lesson students will use an integrated approach of literacy, math and science to learn how seeds are dispersed within ecosystems.