2-LS2-2 lessons
Develop a simple model that mimics the function of an animal in dispersing seeds or pollinating plants.
The Next Generation Science Standards code 2-LS2-2 asks students to: “Develop a simple model that mimics the function of an animal in dispersing seeds or pollinating plants.” These Fieldbook lesson teaches it hands-on, with everyday materials, a printable teacher guide and a student sheet.
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- How do bees help flowers? 45–55 min
Children play bees, carrying printed pollen dots from paper flower to paper flower, and find that pollen only helps a flower of the same kind. Then they build a fuzzy paper bee and test it, and meet the birds and squirrels that help plants spread their seeds.
NGSS is used as written in Alaska, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, Wyoming, so the code 2-LS2-2 matches there. Other states word and number their own versions: see curriculum alignment for your state's codes.
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