English National Curriculum Science

8. Outline different seed dispersal techniques

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Describe the different methods by which seeds can be dispersed

Identify which seed dispersal method plants use

Explain how each method increases the likelihood of a plant's survival and dispersal to new locations

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horse chestnut

a type of seed that is dispersed by gravity; they have a spiky outer coating that breaks when it impacts the ground

competition

when many things are all striving for the same goal, such as plants competing for nutrients, light, space and water

wind dispersal

a type of seed dispersal technique whereby the seed is carried to a new location by the wind

burdock

a type of plant that produces burs (seeds with hooks on their coating)

ballistic seed

a type of seed that is dispersed by exploding from seed pods

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Maria Bateson

Maria completed her PGCE at Oxford in 2005 and taught at schools in Oxford and London before taking time out for family and travel. Maria has led INSET for teachers in Ukraine and gained her Scouting Wood Badge in Belgium. Since returning to the UK and the classroom in 2019, Maria has been awarded Chartered Science Teacher status and more recently, Lead Practitioner. She is also on the Editorial Board for School Science Review, the ASE Journal, and currently teaches at The Charter School East Dulwich as KS5 Science Lead.

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Resources: Handout and internet/books or access to a planted area. 

Core Handout: Seed dispersal activity sheet. 

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