Each group needs:

• lab notebook for each student
• writing and drawing supplies (pencils, markers, crayons, etc.)
• other classroom supplies as needed (glue, paper, etc.)
• model of seed pod with seed attached to parachute
• Pre/Post-Quiz, one for each student
• Seed Trap Planning Worksheet, one for each student
• Learning Objective Worksheet, one for each student
• Project Rubrics, one for each group

For the entire class to share:

• The Dandelion Seed by Cris Arbo
• Explore the Life Journey of One of the Winged Wonders of the World by Ann Hobbie
• If You Hold a Seed by Elly MacKay
• various recyclable materials such as old containers (Note: collect in advance of activity)
• sunflower seeds in their shells
• laptop and projector
• seed pods for phenomena/introduction and for final demonstrations, available online from Eden Brothers seed store

For teacher:

• pot
• soil
• seed pods for phenomena/introduction and for final demonstrations, available online from Eden Brothers seed store  
• quart jar with lid

Note to teacher: It is possible to order, sprout, and grow milkweed to have milkweed seed pods (it takes about 6 and 8 weeks to grow from seed) or collect seed pods locally. If planting, plant a lot of milkweed as soon as possible. It is easy to grow and maintain. As the plant makes its seed pod, collect them in a glass jar with the lid loosely covering it until it pops open. Then close the jar tight so the seeds won’t fly away.