Name: Flying Seeds. Floating Seeds. Hitchhiking Seeds. Written by Clydie Wakefield

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1 Do Do Seeds Seeds Get Get Around? Introduction to, Instructional Text Written Around? by Clydie Wakefield Illustrated by Maryn Roos Written by Clydie Wakefield Lexile Illustrated : 580L, 245 words by Maryn Roos Seeds need a good place to grow. If they fall too close to the plant that made them, they may not get enough sun or water. So how do they get to a good spot on the ground? Some seeds travel a long way from where they start. In fact, some move miles away. do they do it? They fly, float, or hitchhike. Some seeds have wings like an airplane s. They glide through the air. The seed of an Asian climbing gourd has long wings. It glides in large, wide circles. Other seeds fly like a helicopter or drift like a parachute. Some seeds float on water. A coconut palm tree may drop its seed into the ocean. The ocean current can carry it a long way. Sometimes the seed will travel 1,000 miles before it reaches dry land. Some seeds travel by animal. Cocklebur plants make seeds covered with little hooks. These hooks grab onto the fur of passing animals. The seeds stay on an animal until they are scratched or pulled off. They might land far away from where they started. Seeds can also travel inside animals. Seeds that animals eat end up in animal droppings. The seeds grow wherever the droppings land. Plants create seeds that grow into new plants. But seeds need a good place to grow. They can fly, float, or hitchhike to get there. It s amazing how seeds can really get around! Do Seeds Get Around?

2 Do Do Seeds Seeds Get Get Around? Introduction to, Instructional Text Written Around? by Clydie Wakefield Illustrated by Maryn Roos Written by Clydie Wakefield Lexile Illustrated : 580L, 245 words by Maryn Roos Seeds need a good place to grow. If they fall too close to the plant that made them, they may not get enough sun or water. So how do they get to a good spot on the ground? Some seeds travel a long way from where they start. In fact, some move miles away. do they do it? They fly, float, or hitchhike. Some seeds have wings like an airplane s. They glide through the air. The seed of an Asian climbing gourd has long wings. It glides in large, wide circles. Other seeds fly like a helicopter or drift like a parachute. Some seeds float on water. A coconut palm tree may drop its seed into the ocean. The ocean current can carry it a long way. Sometimes the seed will travel 1,000 miles before it reaches dry land. Some seeds travel by animal. Cocklebur plants make seeds covered with little hooks. These hooks grab onto the fur of passing animals. The seeds stay on an animal until they are scratched or pulled off. They might land far away from where they started. Seeds can also travel inside animals. Seeds that animals eat end up in animal droppings. The seeds grow wherever the droppings land. Plants create seeds that grow into new plants. But seeds need a good place to grow. They can fly, float, or hitchhike to get there. It s amazing how seeds can really get around! ACCURACY: # of reading errors: (Indep. = 0 5, Instr. = 6 12, Frust. = 13+) SPEED: To calculate: (Reading time in seconds) = WPM Do Seeds Get Around?

3 Name Title : Do Seeds Get Around? Do Seeds Copyright Get Around?: Imagine Learning, Graphic Inc. Organizer

4 Title Do Seeds Get Around? Name : Do Seeds Get Around? Do Seeds Copyright Get Around?: Imagine Learning, Graphic Inc. Organizer Seeds can travel by floating, flying, or hitchhiking. Seeds have wings like an airplane s. Seeds can drift like a parachute.` Seeds can fly like a heilcopter. Seeds float on water. Seeds can travel a thousand miles on ocean currents. Seeds travel on animal fur. Seeds travel inside animals and grow where droppings land.

5 Do Seeds Get Around Introduction to Instructional Text Discover Story Vocabulary Glossary Words hitchhike, glide, current hitchhike, glide, wings like an airplane, Asian climbing gourd, fly like a helicopter,parachute, current, droppings Question Type Question What is the author s topic? a. how seeds travel b. how seeds fly c. how seeds grow What is the author s main idea? a. Seeds can travel by floating, flying, or hitchhiking. b. Seeds are often swallowed by animals. c. Seeds are important because they produce plants that we eat. Choose an important detail that supports the main idea. a. Some seeds travel by flying. b. Some seeds are good for eating. c. Some seeds can travel far. Questions: Do Seeds Get Around?