With the wind still blowing and spring pushing on some plants are spreading seeds using the wind.

My challenge for you is to go on a seed hunt and race some seeds!

Watch the video on You tube to see what the willow seeds and dandelion seeds look like now.

What you will need:
Wind dispersed seeds from your garden
Tape measure or stop watch

What to do:
Go around your garden and collect seeds that are ripe.
Create a start line then let go of the seeds one at a time.
You can measure how far they go using a tape measure or time how long they take to land.
Repeat with different types of seeds.

You can make a graph of your results or have a race with other people and other seeds.

As there are no sycamore seeds, helicopters, ripe at the moment you can make a model to compare to your wind pollinated seeds. Download the template below. Add a paperclip for a weight and either throw into the air or drop from high up.

Compare to you wind dispersed seeds. Do helicopters go further?

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