CLIP 2257
The life cycle of a dandelion
Key Info
- Title: The life cycle of a dandelion
- Duration: 01:03
- Description: Once fertilisation has taken place the plant will produce seeds. Plants often use wind to transport seeds. Dandelions are one of the best at this. Each seed comes with its own individual parachute. This device works so well that only a slight wind will carry seeds high into the sky. There are so many adult plants in one place that there is no space for the next generation of plants to grow. The dandelion needs the wind to take the seeds miles away. New plants are formed and the whole process starts again.
- Subject: Science Topic: Life Cycles
- Keywords: life cycles, fertilisation, plant, seeds, wind transport, dandelions, darwin
Ideas for use in class
- The great photography, informative commentary and time lapse images make this a very useful clip to play when learning about the life cycle of plants. It would also be useful to play when learning about different types of seed dispersal. This is an excellent example of seeds being transported by wind.
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- Clip language : English
- Aspect ratio : 16x9
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