1. The Journeyof a Seed- FloweringPlantProgram
Theme:Everyfloweringplanthasseedsandtheytravel inavarietyof ways.
Program Details:We will take anadventure throughthe lifecycle of floweringplantsandhow seeds
travel aroundthe world.
Age:Any
RangerJess
Introduction:Safety,Comfort,Facilities
I. What isa floweringplant?
a. Anyplantthat has a flowerinit’scycle of life.
II. These plants,nomatterhowdifferenthave one similarity.
III. Read‘Oh say,can you seed’by Dr. Seuss
Q: What didthe floweringplantshave incommon?
A: Theyall have seeds.
Seedsare veryimportanttocreatingnew plantlife,withoutseedstheseplantswouldnotgrow back.
There are othertypesof plantsandfungusthat do notneedseedslike floweringplants,butthose have
specializedwaysof growingnewplants.
Q: How do youthinkseedstravel?
A: There are many differentwaysseedsare able togetacross the world.We will explore differentways
seedstravel.
Humans- People plantseedsonpurpose tocreate beautifulgardens,afoodsource,orto sell forgifts.
Thismeansthat people willbuyorsave a seedfrompreviousyearstogrow the plantswhentheyneed
or want. (Picture of a garden/farm)
Sometimestheseseedsare takenacrossthe worldon accidentthough.Before Styrofoamorbubble
wrap,packagessentfrom Chinaandmany othercountrieswere cushionedwithgrassesandavarietyof
otherfloweringplants.These seedswere broughtbyaccidentandplantedfromseedsfallingtothe
earth.Many plantsthat are taking overour forestscame fromthismode of travel.
Animals- Seedscantravel throughan animal’ssystemwhentheyeatberriesorotherfoodsandendup
rightback where theycame from.
Q: How do youthinkthese seedsgetrightbackfromwhere theycame?
A: Animalslike birdswilleatberriesandthentheywillhave touse the bathroom.Of course,theydon’t
have an outhouse ora publicrestroomlike we dosotheygo outside.These seedswill notbe fully
brokendownmeaningtheywillgerminate fromthatprocess.(Picture of abird)

2. Seedscanalso ride onthe fur of animalsastheyare walkingthroughthe forest. Bursare seedsfrom
differentplantsthathave a specializedtexture tograbontothe hairsof animalsandclothingof humans.
Theyeventuallyfall off tothe groundandplantitself throughthatprocess.
Wind- seedsfromcottonwoodtreesanddandelionsare designedjusttotravel byair.They are feather-
like intheirappearance andcan ride the windtoits nextdestination.
Water- Carrieddowna riverbankor carriedthroughthe rain.Seedscan travel throughwaterandsettle
to begingrowing.
There are manywaysseedstravel acrossthe worldand eachplanthas specializedseedstospread.No
matterhow theygetto the soil,theyall have the same cycle of growingintoa plant.
(Diagramof how a seedturnsintoa plant)
I wanteach of youto take home a fall flowertocare for.
Fall MumPlanting- Supplies
I. Dixie cup
II. Pottingsoil
III. Mum seed
These seedswill gothroughthe cycle fromseedtoplantlike we saw earlier,andmore seedswill come
fromthe flowertoplantmore nextyear.