Lesson Planning
Teaching
- Understand that the function of a fruit is to produce and disperse seeds.
- Know the different ways that seeds can be dispersed.
- Investigate wind dispersal by setting up a fair test to compare the flight of different paper spinners.
Activities
- Sort a variety of fruits according to observable features.
- List the different ways seeds are dispersed.
- Investigate wind dispersal by setting up fair tests to determine the best type of paper spinner.
- Record and report back on results.
- Use results to generate further questions and possible enquiries.
Investigation - exploring/pattern seeking/fair testing
Investigate other types of dispersal e.g. burrs and wind dispersal. Conduct a wind dispersal investigation.
Vocabulary
Fruit, seed, parent plant, dispersal, germination, investigate, fair test, record, results