Suggested Grades

1+

Objective

Students will examine seeds for similarities and differences.

Materials

• a variety of seeds, ask students to bring some from home
• large pieces of paper
• markers

Method

• Split class into groups of three or four.
• Give each group a large number of seeds and ask them to draw two circles on a piece of paper. Try to organize the seeds into two distinctive groups (ie. smooth and bumpy, long and round, fruits and vegetables, etc.). No seed can be left over.
• Have each group share their categorization technique.
• Now draw another circle on the paper. Try organizing seeds into three distinctive groups.
• Have each group share their categorization technique.
• As a challenge try even more groups.