Plant Your Socks! 5x6fc
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What Is This Video? 5o234v
You have two choices when your socks get super dirty. You can wash them … OR you can plant them! In dirt! (Why would anyone want to plant their socks? Watch and learn!)
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Ask: 616lp
How are Clem’s socks like animal fur? What happens to the furry animals that walk through the field? (Seeds cling to their fur, especially thistles.)
“Seeds are everywhere!” Plum reads in a book. How do seeds travel? (They are carried by animals or float on the wind or water.)
What plants grow in your city or town? How many can you name? Think about flowers, trees, bushes, grasses, weeds, vines, and ferns.
How did those plants get there? (People planted them, or they grew from seeds that were carried there naturally.)
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Seed Darts 5yd4s
If you throw thistle, cocklebur, or another clingy seed at a piece of fuzzy fabric, it’ll stick. So why not draw a bull’s-eye on some fabric and turn seeds into darts? You can find these very common seeds outside during the fall. (Or they’ll find you.) If it’s not the right season, design your own seed darts using materials around the home. You could start with pieces of hook-and-loop fasteners, like Velcro™, an invention inspired by hitchhiking burr seeds. Hang the bull’s-eye fabric on a wall and see if the fasteners stick to it when thrown. How can you make them stick better? Tip: Check out similar fasteners on toys for design ideas. Fine-tune your design and then challenge a friend to a game of Seed Darts!
Curriculum Topics 6k142f
ecosystems, plants, life cycle
Activity Type 543j36
indoor and outdoor
Standards 5i2p5u