Classic Lessons 2.0: Using Math to Support Claims About Wind-Dispersed Seeds

by: Lisa A. Pike

This column shares updated perennial classroom favorites. In this lab exercise, students make a claim about factors influencing the travel distance of wind-dispersed seeds and then use the engineering design process to create a fruit that will disperse farthest from the parent tree under windy conditions. They then test their hypothesis and gather data as evidence to support their claim.

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