Pollinators & SeedsGrade 2 Science for Kids

How bees help flowers make seeds, and how seeds travel to new places.

Pollinators & Seeds helps second graders follow a bee from flower to flower, sort seeds that travel by wind, water and animals, and race seeds to see how wings slow their fall. Plant science full of surprises.

  • Grade 2 · Ages 7–8
  • 3 lessons
  • 3 experiments
  • 12 practice questions
  • About 25 min
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  • Busy Pollinators
  • A Bee's Job
  • Seeds on the Move
  • Seed Travel
  • Helicopter Seeds
  • Drop Race

Science lab course · Grade 2

Pollinators & Seeds · Learning goals

What Your Child Will Learn

Follow a bee from flower to flower, sort seeds that travel by wind, water and animals, and race seeds to see how wings slow their fall.

  • Bees carry pollen from flower to flower, so plants can make seeds.
  • Seeds travel by wind, water and animals to find new places to grow.
  • Wings and fluff slow a seed's fall, so the wind can carry it far away.

Why it matters

Why This Matters for Kids

  • Bees matter

    Pollinators help grow much of the fruit and vegetables we eat.

  • Seed journeys

    Learning how seeds travel explains why plants grow in new places.

  • Nature's design

    Helicopter seeds show how shapes help living things survive.

Inside Pollinators & Seeds

How the Course Works

Each level has a short read-aloud lesson, an interactive experiment and a mini quiz.

  1. Step 1 · Lesson

    Busy Pollinators

    Flowers make a yellow powder called pollen.

  2. Step 2 · Experiment

    A Bee's Job

    Bees help plants make seeds. Put the steps of pollination in order.

  3. Step 3 · Lesson

    Seeds on the Move

    Plants can't walk, so their seeds travel to find space to grow.

  4. Step 4 · Experiment

    Seed Travel

    Every seed has a way to travel. How does each of these seeds get around?

  5. Step 5 · Lesson

    Helicopter Seeds

    Maple seeds have a wing. When they fall, they spin like a helicopter!

  6. Step 6 · Experiment

    Drop Race

    Let's drop three things from the same height. Which one will land first?

Lesson preview

A Peek Inside the Lesson

This is the real lesson text your child hears, read aloud by a friendly voice.

Busy Pollinators

Flowers make a yellow powder called pollen.

Bees visit flowers to drink sweet nectar. Pollen sticks to their fuzzy bodies.

When the bee visits another flower, pollen rubs off. This is pollination.

Pollinated flowers can make seeds and fruit!

Seeds on the Move

Plants can't walk, so their seeds travel to find space to grow.

Some seeds fly on the wind, like dandelion fluff and maple wings.

Some float on water, like coconuts.

Some ride on animals: burrs stick to fur and berries are eaten and dropped.

Helicopter Seeds

Maple seeds have a wing. When they fall, they spin like a helicopter!

Spinning slows the fall, so the wind can carry them far away.

A heavy seed with no wing just drops straight down.

For parents

Try It at Home

Learning sticks best when kids use it in real life. Here are simple ideas from this course.

Parent Tip

Collect seeds on a walk: dandelions, maple helicopters, burrs. Talk about how each one travels.

A Bee's Job

  1. Rub a cotton swab inside one flower.
  2. Look at the yellow pollen on it.
  3. Gently rub it inside another flower, just like a bee!

Bees carry pollen from flower to flower, so plants can make seeds.

Seed Travel

  1. Wear an old fuzzy sock over your shoe.
  2. Walk through a grassy field with a grown-up.
  3. Look at all the seeds that hitched a ride!

Seeds travel by wind, water and animals to find new places to grow.

Drop Race

  1. Cut a paper strip and fold it into a paper helicopter.
  2. Drop it and a coin from the same height.
  3. Which lands first? Which spins?

Wings and fluff slow a seed's fall, so the wind can carry it far away.

Practice

Grade 2 Science Practice Questions

Real questions from Pollinators & Seeds. Try them with your child, then tap to see the answer.

  1. Question 1

    What is the yellow powder in flowers?

    • A.Sugar
    • B.Sand
    • C.Pollen
    Show answer

    Pollen

  2. Question 2

    How do dandelion seeds travel?

    • A.On the wind
    • B.On water
    • C.On fur
    Show answer

    On the wind

  3. Question 3

    What does a maple seed do when it falls?

    • A.Bounces
    • B.Spins like a helicopter
    • C.Rolls
    Show answer

    Spins like a helicopter

The full course has 12 questions with instant feedback, stars and rewards. Create a free account to play them all.

Pollinators & Seeds · Questions from parents

Frequently Asked Questions

What age is this course for?

Pollinators & Seeds is a grade 2 science course for kids ages 7–8. That is Year 3 science in the UK and Year 2 in Australia. It also works well for review in the next grade, or as a challenge for a confident younger learner.

What will my child learn?

Follow a bee from flower to flower, sort seeds that travel by wind, water and animals, and race seeds to see how wings slow their fall. Along the way they practice: Bees carry pollen from flower to flower, so plants can make seeds; Seeds travel by wind, water and animals to find new places to grow; Wings and fluff slow a seed's fall, so the wind can carry it far away.

How long does the course take?

About 25 minutes in total, split into 3 short levels. Most kids finish it over two or three sessions. Progress is saved, so they can stop any time and pick up where they left off.

Is this course free?

Pollinators & Seeds is part of SkillBloom Premium, which unlocks every course in every subject. Each subject also has free courses, so your child can try SkillBloom before you decide.

Does my child need to read well to use it?

No. Every lesson has a friendly read-aloud voice, questions are read aloud too, and the pictures help kids follow along. Confident readers can turn the voice off.

Can we use it for homeschool?

Yes. SkillBloom is built for homeschooling families. Kids work through lessons, games and quizzes on their own, and the parent dashboard shows what they finished and which skills need more practice. It works on phones, tablets and laptops.

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