CurriculumGrade 2Science

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.

Worked example

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

Practice questions

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

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En español

Animales que Ayudan a las Plantas

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

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

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