Characteristics of Plants 580 CHA 1 DVD, 18 minutes. This program takes young viewers to a banana plantation and introduces them to the parts of a plant; it showcases the life cycle of a bean plant, and visits a desert to discover the unique adaptation of a cactus. Discussion questions and activities. Series: Science Clips for Children. Grades K-4 Magic School Bus: Goes to Seed 580 MAG 1 VHS videocassette 30 minutes Ms. Frizzle's class explores gardens, plants, and insects. How Seeds Get Here and There 582 HOW 1 VHS videocassette, 16 minutes How did that weed get in the garden? Why do dandelions pop up in different places? How do plants spread from one place to another, even where there are miles of water in between? Seeds can't walk, or swim, or fly, or can they? Come with us on a fascinating field trip as our eight-year-olds discover how seeds move. One finds that even he carries a few hitchhikers. Another flies through the air on a dandelion seed. And they all take part in the "great seed chase". What Do Seeds Do? 582 WHA 1 VHS videocassette, 11 minutes Shows how a seed grows into a plant capable of supplying its own food and producing its own seed. Gives examples of corn, bean, maple tree, foxtail, and milkweed seeds.
Seeds! Seeds! Seeds! E SEE 1 VHS videocassette, 15 minutes. Buddy Bear learns about different kinds of seeds and their uses when he opens a package sent by his grandfather. All About Plant Pollination : Fruit, Flowers, and Seeds 581 ALL 1 VHS videocassette, 24 minutes + 1 teacher's guide An introduction to the processes of pollination and reproduction in plants, including the development of flowers, fruit and seeds.
Corn Life Cycle 630 COR 1 corn life cycle model. Grade Level: K - 12 Displays seed, seedling, small tassel. Immature ear is dissected to show silks and fruit, and ear sectioned to show damage done by earworm. Labeled.
Dicot Seed 582 DIC 1 dicot seed model Exhibits a large buckeye dicot seed that has been germinated and opened to show structures. Labeled. Diversity of Plants: Seed Producers 580 DIV 12 study prints. Grade Level: 1 - 12 Titles: Living Fossil; A Tree Study; A Strange Plant; Pampas Grass; An Early Bloomer; A Poisonous Plant; A Water Plant; A Cactus Twin; An Air Plant; An Insect Eater; A Plant Parasite; Living Stones.
Grains 630 GRA 1 grains model Displays mature heads on sections of rice, wheat, rye, oats, corn, buckwheat, milo, and millet. Includes individual seeds. Labeled.
Seed Fruits 582 SEE 1 seed fruits model. Displays twelve different types of fruit. Labeled. Titles: Sunflower; Maple; Pecan; Wheat; Apple; Pea; Cherry; Lily; Mulberry; Huckleberry; Blackberry.
What is a Seed? 580 WHA 1 cassette, 28 paperback books, 6 dittos, 1 teachers guide. Examines different kinds of seeds, how they develop into plants, ways they travel. Includes read-along cassette.