Mission Library

Flight of the Pollinators

Seed Dispersal
2nd Grade

The Mission

17 min

Storyline

The crew will design droid enhancements inspired by pollinators to help restore Tellenor’s fragile ecosystem.

A new terraforming project on Tellenor is at risk of failure because the animal population is not yet big enough to help the plant life reseed and pollinate. The crew's task is to build upgrades for droids that mimic t...

3-Dimensional Science

Phenomenon

Engineers on Tellenor are creating droid enhancements that mimic the ways animals pollinate plants and disperse seeds to support the planet’s terraforming project.

Science and Engineering Practices

Developing and Using Models

  • Develop a simple model based on evidence to represent a proposed object or tool.

Crosscutting Concepts

Structure and Function

  • Students observe the shape and stability of structures of natural and designed objects are related to their function(s).

Disciplinary Core Ideas

LS2.A: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems

  • Plants depend on water and light to grow, and also depend on animals for pollination or to move their seeds around.

ETS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions

  • Designs can be conveyed through sketches, drawings, or physical models. These representations are useful in communicating ideas for a problem’s solutions to other people.

Targeted Standards

Resources

  • Device for teacher
  • Laptops or iPads for each student in class
  • Large screen to mirror to

Skills in Action

Critical ThinkingCollaborationResilienceProblem SolvingInitiative