Seed saving

Seed saving

Lesson 4 of 13 in this unit

  • Primary
  • Year 5 - 6
  • Science
  • Environmental
  • Biodiversity
  • ...

Lesson summary

This activity will help students discover how to harvest, clean, store and propagate seeds from the garden.

Learning intentions:

Students will...

  • identify and describe the structure of seeds 
  • discover the role of seeds in plant life cycles 
  • harvest, clean, store and propagate seeds from the garden 
  • recognise simple patterns in data and describe their conclusions.

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Curriculum mapping

Australian Curriculum content descriptions:

Year 5 Science:

  • Living things have structural features and adaptations that help them to survive in their environment (ACSSU043)
  • With guidance, plan appropriate investigation methods to answer questions or solve problems (ACSIS086)

Year 6 Science:

  • The growth and survival of living things are affected by the physical conditions of their environment (ACSSU094)
  • With guidance, plan appropriate investigation methods to answer questions or solve problems (ACSIS103)

Syllabus outcomesST3-4WS, ST3-10LW, ST3-11LW.

Resources required

  • Plants with seeds ready to harvest
  • coloured wool
  • markers
  • paper bags

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