Animal Plant Helpers

Aligned to 2-LS2-2 — Next Generation Science Standards.

What this lesson teaches

Some animals help plants by carrying their seeds to new places or by moving pollen from flower to flower.

Example 1

A bee lands on a flower and pollen sticks to its fuzzy body, then it carries that pollen to the next flower.

Example 2

A hummingbird pushes its beak deep into a flower for nectar and gets pollen dusted on its head.

Example 3

A dog running through tall weeds picks up sticky burrs, then drops them somewhere else. The plant used the dog to travel.

Name one animal that helps move seeds or pollen.
Use a cotton ball to pretend to be a bee moving 'pollen' between two paper flowers.
Explain how a squirrel burying acorns can help new trees grow.

Every lesson comes with a video taught in English and Spanish — the same video the QR code in the printed workbook opens.

Algunos animales ayudan a las plantas llevando sus semillas a lugares nuevos o moviendo el polen de flor en flor.

Ejemplo 1: Una abeja se posa en una flor y el polen se pega a su cuerpo peludo, luego lleva ese polen a la siguiente flor.

Ejemplo 2: Un colibrí mete su pico en una flor por néctar y se llena la cabeza de polen.

Ejemplo 3: Un perro que corre entre hierbas altas recoge semillas pegajosas y las suelta en otro lado. La planta usó al perro para viajar.

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