How a Seed Gets a Lift is a free printable Grade 2 science worksheet on modelling how animals and wind move seeds and pollen, aligned to Common Core standard 2-LS2-2. It prints 2 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 9 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
How a Seed Gets a Lift
2-LS2-2
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Draw a line from each seed to how it travels.
1.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A sycamore seed with a wing
A dandelion seed with a parachute
A berry with a hard pip inside
A bee moving between two flowers
A.Spins away from the tree on the wind
B.Carries pollen from one flower to the next
C.Floats on the wind to new ground
D.Is eaten by a bird and the pip is dropped elsewhere
2.Draw a line from each one to its match.
A pea pod that dries and splits
A coconut with a light husk
A burdock burr with tiny hooks
A squirrel burying acorns
A.Catches on fur and is carried away
B.Floats on water to another shore
C.Leaves some buried acorns to grow into trees
D.Flicks its seeds away from the plant
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Answer key — How a Seed Gets a Lift
Set 9. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A sycamore seed with a wing — A (Spins away from the tree on the wind) 2. A dandelion seed with a parachute — C (Floats on the wind to new ground) 3. A berry with a hard pip inside — D (Is eaten by a bird and the pip is dropped elsewhere) 4. A bee moving between two flowers — B (Carries pollen from one flower to the next)
2.1. A pea pod that dries and splits — D (Flicks its seeds away from the plant) 2. A coconut with a light husk — B (Floats on water to another shore) 3. A burdock burr with tiny hooks — A (Catches on fur and is carried away) 4. A squirrel burying acorns — C (Leaves some buried acorns to grow into trees)
More practice for 2-LS2-2
Model how an animal spreads seeds or moves pollen.
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