Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Seeds and Seed Dispersal

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Plants seem to grow wherever they can. How? Plants can't move on their own. So how does a plant start growing in a new area? Learn more about seeds and seed...
Activity
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: The Great Plant Escape Parts of a Seed

For Students 2nd - 6th
Help Detective Le Plant discover how a seed grows into a plant. Students will learn to describe a seed's structure and what's needed for seed growth.
Article
DOGO Media

Dogo News: The Ingenious Stork's Bill Seed Plants Itself!

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about the Erodium cicutarium, a plant also known as the stork's bill, that has a unique way of dispersing its own seeds. Includes video.
Handout
Other

Rose Hills Foundation Conservatory for Biological Science

For Students 9th - 10th
All about plants has information on plant parts--seeds, flowers, fruits, roots, and spores--and plant processes--seed dispersal, germination, pollination, and photosynthesis. You can also take a tour of this Los Angeles-based...
Handout
Other

Illinois State Museum: Prairie Ecosystems: Plant Adaptations

For Students 4th - 9th
How are prairie plants able to survive fires? This site will explain how seed germination takes place after a prairie fire.
Graphic
Curated OER

Bobtown Hill Prairie Nature Preserve

For Students 9th - 10th
How are prairie plants able to survive fires? This site will explain how seed germination takes place after a prairie fire.